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2021
The number of travels around the world to benefit from health services provided abroad is increasing every year. The high level of global demand for health services has influenced the rapid development of the medical tourism industry. Due to these developments in the industry, a global market has emerged, the medical tourism market. Countries operating
Doğan, Oğuz, Yüzbaşıoğlu, Nedim
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The number of travels around the world to benefit from health services provided abroad is increasing every year. The high level of global demand for health services has influenced the rapid development of the medical tourism industry. Due to these developments in the industry, a global market has emerged, the medical tourism market. Countries operating
Doğan, Oğuz, Yüzbaşıoğlu, Nedim
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Australian Geographer, 2012
From exotic spa treatments to euthanasia, this book examines the background and social context of medical tourism—the practice of traveling for health care. This work also documents how this industry is reshaping the face of medicine worldwide for individuals, local communities, and national health care systems.
Stephanie Watson, Kathy Stolley
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From exotic spa treatments to euthanasia, this book examines the background and social context of medical tourism—the practice of traveling for health care. This work also documents how this industry is reshaping the face of medicine worldwide for individuals, local communities, and national health care systems.
Stephanie Watson, Kathy Stolley
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Clinics in Laboratory Medicine, 2012
The term 'medical tourism' is under debate because health care is a serious business and rarely do patients combine the two. India is uniquely placed by virtue of its skilled manpower, common language, diverse medical conditions that doctors deal with, the volume of patients, and a large nonresident Indian population overseas.
Vijay, Gupta, Poonam, Das
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The term 'medical tourism' is under debate because health care is a serious business and rarely do patients combine the two. India is uniquely placed by virtue of its skilled manpower, common language, diverse medical conditions that doctors deal with, the volume of patients, and a large nonresident Indian population overseas.
Vijay, Gupta, Poonam, Das
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Challenges with medical tourism
Current Opinion in Critical CarePurpose of review With the return of international travels to almost prepandemic levels, the number of patients who travel abroad to seek healthcare services is once again growing rapidly. Nevertheless, the expected benefits of medical tourism may be challenged by serious infectious complications.
Helena C, Maltezou, Androula, Pavli
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Medical Tourism in the Caribbean
Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, 2011Although travel for medical reasons has a long history, it has more recently evolved from a cottage industry to a worldwide enterprise. A number of countries are positioning themselves to attract visitors who are willing to travel to obtain health services that are more accessible, less expensive, or more available than in their countries of origin ...
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Is Medical Tourism the Answer?
Frontiers of Health Services Management, 2007FOR THE PAST 26 years, I worked as a senior human resource practitioner in the pulp and paper industry, focusing on benefits and labor relations. I've worked for three different companies in that industry for which the issue of healthcare became increasingly vital to the company's success.
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Implications of Medical Tourism
Nursing for Women's Health, 2018Medical tourism is an emerging industry that facilitates travel to another country for people who seek medical, surgical, or dental care that is unavailable or more affordable than in their home countries. Rapid advances in electronic communication and the ease of international travel have fueled the growth of this industry.
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