Health system reconstruction: Perspectives of Iraqi physicians

Global Public Health

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 561-577

  Squires, A ^a   Sindi, A ^b   Fennie, K ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Kurdistan Regional Government   (Iraq)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Conflict; Global health; Health systems; Human resources; Iraq; Physicians; War

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; IRAQ; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; IRAQ; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; MALE; MEDICINE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77958496572     PISSN: 17441692     EISSN: 17441706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17441690903473246     Document Type: Article

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