Psoriasis treatment via doctor fishes as part of health tourism: A case study of Kangal Fish Spring, Turkey

Tourism Management

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 625-629

  Sayili, Murat ^a   Akca, Hasan ^a   Duman, Teoman ^a   Esengun, Kemal ^a  

^a GAZIOSMANPASA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Kangal Fish Spring; Psoriasis treatment; Spa tourism in Turkey

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TREATMENT; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; RECREATIONAL FACILITY; SPRING WATER; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURIST DESTINATION;

EURASIA; TURKEY;

PISCES;

EID: 33845478103     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2006.08.010     Document Type: Article

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