Puerto Rican physician’s recommendations to mitigate medical migration from Puerto Rico to the mainland United States

Puerto Rico (PR) is a United States (US) territory with a history of colonial violence, poverty, and government corruption. Due to these sociopolitical factors and natural disasters (e.g., hurricanes and earthquakes), there has been a sharp increase in PR residents migrating to the mainland US. Loca...

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Published in:	Health Policy Open
Main Authors:	Adrián J. Santiago-Santiago, Joshua Rivera-Custodio, Claudia A. Mercado-Ríos, Yoymar González-Font, Sheilla R. Madera, Nelson Varas-Díaz, Mark Padilla, Alíxida Ramos-Pibernus, Kariela Rivera-Bustelo, John Vertovec, Armando Matiz-Reyes, Kevin Grove
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2024-12-01
Subjects:	Medical migration Puerto Rico Recommendations
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590229624000091

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