Migrants and healthcare: Investigating patient mobility among migrants in Ireland

Health and Place

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1144-1149

  Migge, Bettina ^a   Gilmartin, Mary ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Healthcare; Ireland; Migrants; Patient mobility

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; MOBILITY;

ARTICLE; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IRELAND; MIGRATION; MOTIVATION; PATIENT MOBILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

IRELAND;

EID: 80052537845     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.05.002     Document Type: Article

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