Care work, migration and citizenship: international nurses in the UK

Social and Cultural Geography

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 558-574

  England, Kim ^a   Henry, Caitlin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

care ethics; care work; citizenship; globalization; migration; nurses

Indexed keywords

CITIZENSHIP; ETHICS; GLOBALIZATION; HEALTH WORKER; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; MIGRANT WORKER;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84881642621     PISSN: 14649365     EISSN: 14701197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14649365.2013.786789     Document Type: Article

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