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. 2023 Feb 14;21:11. doi: 10.1186/s12960-022-00789-y
Ovid MEDLINE(R) and Epub Ahead of Print, In-Process & Other Non-Indexed Citations, Daily and Versions(R) < 1946 to January 23, 2020 > 
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# Searches Results
1 exp Physicians/ 136,160
2 ("doctor*" or "general practitioner*" or "GP*" or "G.P*").tw 323,888
3 "physician*".tw 377,649
4 1 or 2 or 3 734,837
5 foreign medical graduates/ 3443
6 ((emigrat* or migrat* or immigrat*) adj3 (doctor* or physician* or "general practitioner*" or "GP*" or "G.P*")).tw 684
7 ((work* or practi?e) adj3 (overseas or abroad or "another country")).tw 826
8 "brain drain".tw 612
9 ((work or practise) adj3 (UK or Britain or "U.K." or EU or "European Union" or "E.U." or Ireland or Canada or Australia or Zealand or USA or "U.S.A" or America)).tw 1094
10 ((leave or come to) adj3 (UK or Britain or "U.K." or EU or "European Union" or "E.U." or Ireland or Canada or Australia or Zealand or USA or "U.S.A" or America)).tw 277
11 ((trained or qualified or graduated) adj3 (overseas or abroad or international* or "another country")).tw 391
12 international medical graduate*.tw 809
13 ((doctor* or physician* or "general practitioner*" or "GP*" or "G.P*") adj2 (mobility or movement)).tw 289
14 5 or 6 or 7 or 8 or 9 or 10 or 11 or 12 or 13 7462
15 4 and 14 4973
16 limit 15 to yr = "2009—2020" 1662
17 limit 16 to english language 1533