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. 2023 Feb 14;21:11. doi: 10.1186/s12960-022-00789-y
# Query—Database—CINAHL Plus with Full Text Results
1 (MH "Physicians + ") 103,131
2 TI ( "doctor*" or "general practitioner*" or "GP*" or "G.P*" or "medical personnel") OR AB ( "doctor*" or "general practitioner*" or "GP*" or "G.P*" or "medical personnel") 85,840
3 TI physician* OR AB physician* 128,694
4 S1 OR S2 OR S3 269,064
5 (MH "Foreign Medical Graduates") 795
6 TI ( (emigrat* or migrat* or immigrat*) N3 (doctor* or physician* or "general practitioner*" or "GP*" or "G.P*")) OR AB ( (emigrat* or migrat* or immigrat*) N3 (doctor* or physician* or "general practitioner*" or "GP*" or "G.P*") 204
7 TI ( (work* or practi?e) N3 (overseas or abroad or "another country")) OR AB ( (work* or practi?e) N3 (overseas or abroad or "another country")) 564
8 TI ( (work* or practise) N3 (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)) OR AB ( (work* or practise) N3 (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)) 10,406
9 TI ( (leave or come) N3 (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)) OR AB ( (leave or come) N3 (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)) 469
10 TI ( (trained or qualified or graduated) N3 (overseas or abroad or international* or "another country")) OR AB ( (trained or qualified or graduated) N3 (overseas or abroad or international* or "another country")) 296
11 TI ("international medical graduate*" or "brain drain") OR AB ("international medical graduate*" or "brain drain") 598
12 TI ((doctor* or physician* or "general practitioner*" or "GP*" or "G.P*") N2 (mobility or movement)) OR AB ((doctor* or physician* or "general practitioner*" or "GP*" or "G.P*") N2 (mobility or movement)) 118
13 S5 OR S6 OR S7 OR S8 OR S9 OR S10 OR S11 OR S12 12,831
14 S4 AND S13 3119
15 S4 AND S13 3119
16 S4 AND S13 2085