Brain Gains: A literature review of medical missions to low and middle-income countries

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Martiniuk, Alexandra L C ^a,b   Manouchehrian, Mitra ^c   Negin, Joel A ^a   Zwi, Anthony B ^d  

^a University of Sydney   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Plan International Canada   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

human resources; low and middle income countries; medical missions; volunteer

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; REVIEW;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; MEDICAL MISSIONS, OFFICIAL;

EID: 84861465660     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-134     Document Type: Review

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