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Exploring the migration decisions of health workers and trainees from Africa

A meta-ethnographic synthesis

Bibliographic Data

ID4601052
AuthorsC Blacklock (0000-0002-5004-3215, corresponding author), A Ward (0000-0002-6343-9382), A M Ward, Carl Heneghan (0000-0002-1009-1992), Matthew Thompson (0000-0002-5691-4851)
Year2014
Volume100
Pages99-106
Publication date2014-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Science & Medicine (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0277-9536 • E-ISSN: 1873-5347
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.10.032
PMID24444844
OpenAlexW1978214013
LanguageEN
Citations received11
References cited28

CINAHL · Health care · Political science · Psychological intervention · Public relations · Global Health Workforce Issues · Global Maternal and Child Health · Law · Medicine · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Nursing · Psychology

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Unique citing works11
Citations per year1
Citation span2015 - 2026 (12)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 11

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