Relevance and effectiveness of the WHO global code practice on the international recruitment of health personnel - Ethical and systems perspectives

International Journal of Health Policy and Management

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 333-336

  Brugha, Ruairí ^a   Crowe, Sophie ^a  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Distributive justice; Global code; Health personnel; International recruitment

Indexed keywords

ETHICS; FOREIGN WORKER; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MIGRATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FOREIGN PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 85002187670     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23225939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15171/ijhpm.2015.103     Document Type: Editorial

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