The recruiting of South African health care professionals

The International Migration of Health Workers

Volumn 9780203932452, Issue , 2007, Pages 199-224

  Rogerson, Christian M ^a   Crush, Jonathan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 84858041449     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203932452     Document Type: Chapter

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