Migrant nurses and the experience of skill: South African nurses in the UK health care sector

The International Migration of Health Workers

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 129-146

  McNeil Walsh, Colleen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84917302816     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203932452     Document Type: Chapter

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