Physician migration in the global south between Cuba and South Africa

International Migration

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 41-52

  Hammett, Daniel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH POLICY; HUMANITARIAN AID; IMMIGRATION POLICY; POLICY APPROACH; PUBLIC HEALTH;

CUBA; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84904720550     PISSN: 00207985     EISSN: 14682435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/imig.12127     Document Type: Article

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