Tourism, health and the pharmacy: Towards a critical understanding of health and wellness tourism

Tourism

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 335-346

  Mair, Heather ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Commodification of leisure; Embodiment of tourism; Health and wellness tourism

Indexed keywords

TOURISM;

EID: 33644656535     PISSN: 13327461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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