Bringing a European perspective to the health human resources debate: A scoping study

Health Policy

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 6-13

  Kuhlmann, Ellen ^a   Batenburg, Ronald ^b   Groenewegen, Peter P ^b,d   Larsen, Christa ^c  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cross national research; Europe; Health human resources policy and management; Health workforce planning; Scoping review

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH HUMAN RESOURCE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OCCUPATION; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84884211450     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2012.11.002     Document Type: Review

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