A comparison of physician emigration from Africa to the United States of America between 2005 and 2015

Abstract Background Migration of health professionals has been a cause for global concern, in particular migration from African countries with a high disease burden and already fragile health systems. An estimated one fifth of African-born physicians are working in high-income countries. Lack of goo...

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Main Authors: Robbert J. Duvivier, Vanessa C. Burch, John R. Boulet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:Human Resources for Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12960-017-0217-0