Globalization and healthcare: Understanding health and medical tourism

Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 447-454

  Carrera, Percivil M ^a   Bridges, John F P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Access; Globalization; Health policy; Healthcare

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; TRAVEL; WELLBEING;

EID: 33748092566     PISSN: 14737167     EISSN: 17448379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14737167.6.4.447     Document Type: Review

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