The role of climatic and bioclimatic conditions in the development of health tourism product

Anatolia

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 107-126

  Didaskalou, Eleni A ^a   Nastos, Panagiotis Th ^b  

^a 30 TEE of Athens ^*  (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Climatic and bio climatic conditions; Greece; Health tourism; Product diversification

Indexed keywords

BIOCLIMATOLOGY; CLIMATE EFFECT; HEALTH SERVICES; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURIST ATTRACTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; IKARIA; NORTHERN AEGEAN; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 2142700054     PISSN: 13032917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13032917.2003.9687020     Document Type: Article

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