Cuban medical internationalism: Domestic and international impacts

Journal of Latin American Geography

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 31-49

  Blue, Sarah A ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cuba; Gender; International missions; Medical diplomacy; Race

Indexed keywords

GENDER ISSUE; GLOBALIZATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH WORKER; HUMANITARIAN AID; MEDICINE; NEIGHBORHOOD; RACIAL SEGREGATION;

CUBA;

EID: 77952402894     PISSN: 15452476     EISSN: 15485811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/lag.0.0071     Document Type: Article

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