International recruitment of allied health professionals to the United States: Piecing together the picture with imperfect data

Journal of Allied Health

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 79-87

  Pittman, Patricia ^a   Frogner, Bianca ^a   Bass, Emily ^a   Dunham, Courtney ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERTIFICATION; EDUCATION; FOREIGN WORKER; HUMAN; LICENSING; METHODOLOGY; MIGRATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; TRENDS; UNITED STATES;

ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; CERTIFICATION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FOREIGN PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL; HUMANS; LICENSURE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PERSONNEL SELECTION; RESEARCH DESIGN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84905001519     PISSN: 00907421     EISSN: 1945404X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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