Global solidarity, migration and global health inequity

Bioethics

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 382-390

  Eckenwiler, Lisa ^a   Straehle, Christine ^b   Chung, Ryoa ^c  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Global health; Global health equity; Global justice; Solidarity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHICS; FOREIGN WORKER; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MIGRATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL WELFARE;

EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FOREIGN PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL WELFARE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84865382223     PISSN: 02699702     EISSN: 14678519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8519.2012.01991.x     Document Type: Article

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