Persistence of the U. S. - Mexico border: Expansion of medical-tourism amid trade liberalization

Journal of Latin American Geography

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 11-32

  Judkins, Gabriel ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Borders; Globalization; Medical tourism; Trade

Indexed keywords

BORDER REGION; FREE TRADE; GLOBALIZATION; NAFTA; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; TOURISM; TRADE AGREEMENT; TRADE LIBERALIZATION;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34848813783     PISSN: 15452476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/lag.2007.0042     Document Type: Article

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