Foreign-born nurses in the US labor market

Health Economics

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 362-378

  Schumacher, Edward J ^a  

^a TRINITY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

immigration; registered nurses; wage differentials

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FOREIGN WORKER; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; NURSE TRAINING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTERED NURSE; SALARY; UNITED STATES;

EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FOREIGN PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL; HUMANS; LICENSURE, NURSING; MODELS, ECONOMIC; NURSES; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79951519730     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1595     Document Type: Article

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