International migration of surgeons, anaesthesiologists, and obstetricians

The Lancet Global Health

Volumn 3, Issue S2, 2015, Pages S11-S12

  Lantz, Adam ^a   Holmer, Hampus ^a   Finlayson, Samuel ^b   Ricketts, Thomas C ^c   Watters, David ^d   Gruen, Russell ^e   Hagander, Lars ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; AWARENESS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; OBSTETRICIAN; POPULATION MIGRATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUALITY CONTROL; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURGEON; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANESTHESIOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; MANPOWER; MIGRATION; OBSTETRICS; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; CAREER CHOICE; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; HUMANS; OBSTETRICS; SURGEONS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84928982081     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2214109X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(15)70084-7     Document Type: Letter

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