The experience of Chinese physicians in the national health diplomacy programme deployed to Sudan

Global Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 196-211

  Wang, Kai ^a   Gimbel, Sarah ^a   Malik, Elfatih ^b   Hassen, Sara ^c   Hagopian, Amy ^a  

^a HEALTH ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b Gazira State Ministry of Health   (Sudan)

^c FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Sudan)

Author keywords

Chinese Medical Team; diplomacy; global health; Sudan; workforce

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONFLICT; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; MOTIVATION; NOSTALGIA; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONALISM; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUDAN; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 84862955378     PISSN: 17441692     EISSN: 17441706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2011.594450     Document Type: Article

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