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The migration of physicians from sub-Saharan Africa to the United States of America: measures of the African brain drain

Amy Hagopian*, Matthew J Thompson, Meredith Fordyce, Karin E Johnson and L Gary Hart

Human Resources for Health 2004, 2:17 doi:10.1186/1478-4491-2-17

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Migration as a form of workforce attrition: a nine-country study of pharmacists

Tana Wuliji, Sarah Carter, Ian Bates Human Resources for Health 2009, 7:32 (9 April 2009)

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The 'Brain Drain' of physicians: historical antecedents to an ethical debate, c. 1960–79

David Wright, Nathan Flis, Mona Gupta Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine 2008, 3:24 (10 November 2008)

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New data on African health professionals abroad

Michael A Clemens, Gunilla Pettersson Human Resources for Health 2008, 6:1 (10 January 2008)

Destination-country census data estimates approximately one-fifth of doctors and 10% of nurses born in any of the 27 African states are currently working overseas in a developed nation.

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Major surgery delegation to mid-level health practitioners in Mozambique: health professionals' perceptions

Amelia Cumbi, Caetano Pereira, Raimundo Malalane, Fernando Vaz, Colin McCord, Alberta Bacci, Staffan Bergström Human Resources for Health 2007, 5:27 (6 December 2007)

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Postoperative outcome of caesarean sections and other major emergency obstetric surgery by clinical officers and medical officers in Malawi

Garvey Chilopora, Caetano Pereira, Francis Kamwendo, Agnes Chimbiri, Eddie Malunga, Staffan Bergström Human Resources for Health 2007, 5:17 (14 June 2007)

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The metrics and correlates of physician migration from Africa

Onyebuchi A Arah BMC Public Health 2007, 7:83 (17 May 2007)

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The College of Medicine in the Republic of Malawi: towards sustainable staff development

Ed E Zijlstra, Robert L Broadhead Human Resources for Health 2007, 5:10 (13 April 2007)

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Graduates of Lebanese medical schools in the United States: an observational study of international migration of physicians

Elie A Akl, Nancy Maroun, Stella Major, Bechara Chahoud, Holger J Schünemann BMC Health Services Research 2007, 7:49 (5 April 2007)

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Managing health professional migration from sub-Saharan Africa to Canada: a stakeholder inquiry into policy options

Ronald Labonté, Corinne Packer, Nathan Klassen Human Resources for Health 2006, 4:22 (14 August 2006)