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Human Resources for Health
Published in: Human Resources for Health 1/2009

Open Access 01-12-2009 | Commentary

Nursing brain drain from India

Authors: Michael Hawkes, Mary Kolenko, Michelle Shockness, Krishna Diwaker

Published in: Human Resources for Health | Issue 1/2009

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Abstract

In response to recent findings regarding migration of health workers out of Africa, we provide data from a survey of Indian nurses suggesting that up to one fifth of the nursing labour force may be lost to wealthier countries through circular migration.
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Metadata
Title
Nursing brain drain from India
Authors
Michael Hawkes
Mary Kolenko
Michelle Shockness
Krishna Diwaker
Publication date
01-12-2009
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Human Resources for Health / Issue 1/2009
Electronic ISSN: 1478-4491
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1478-4491-7-5

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