Migrant women, social networks and motherhood: the experiences of Irish nurses in Britain

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Ryan, L. 2007. Migrant women, social networks and motherhood: the experiences of Irish nurses in Britain. Sociology. 41 (2), pp. 295-312. https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038507074975
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TitleMigrant women, social networks and motherhood: the experiences of Irish nurses in Britain
AuthorsRyan, L.
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Based on a qualitative study of 26 migrant nurses in Britain. Louise Ryan carried out all the interviews, analysed the data and is the sole author of all the publications.

Research GroupSocial Policy Research Centre (SPRC)
PublisherSage
JournalSociology
ISSN0038-0385
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Print01 Apr 2007
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Deposited06 Nov 2008
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