The migration decisions of physicians in Canada: The roles of immigrant status and spousal characteristics

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 75, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1581-1588

  McDonald, James Ted ^a   Worswick, Christopher ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Family migration; Immigrants; Internal migration; Physicians; Retention; Rural

Indexed keywords

CENSUS; HEALTH CARE; IMMIGRANT; INTERNAL MIGRATION; LABOR MIGRATION; RECRUITMENT (EMPLOYMENT); RURAL SOCIETY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAREER MOBILITY; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; IMMIGRATION; JOB SATISFACTION; MARRIAGE; PERSONNEL SHORTAGE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN INCOME; REGISTER; RURAL AREA; SPOUSE;

ADULT; AGED; CANADA; CENSUSES; DECISION MAKING; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SPOUSES;

CANADA;

EID: 84865626283     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.07.009     Document Type: Article

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