Health worker migration and universal health care in sub-saharan Africa

Pan African Medical Journal

Volumn 10, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Sieleunou, Isidore ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Africa; Brain drain; Health workers; Workforce

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; COMPENSATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LETTER; MIGRATION; PERSONNEL SHORTAGE; PHYSICIAN; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY CONTROL; REIMBURSEMENT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ECONOMICS; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; INSURANCE; STATISTICS;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84862252787     PISSN: 19378688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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