Export of health services from developing countries: The case of Tunisia

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 101-110

  Lautier, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Medical tourism; Trade in health services; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; EMPLOYMENT GENERATION; HEALTH SERVICES; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; RESEARCH WORK; TOURISM;

ARTICLE; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MIDDLE EAST; NORTH AFRICA; TOURISM; TUNISIA;

COMMERCE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TRAVEL; TUNISIA;

AFRICA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AFRICA; TUNISIA;

EID: 44349186664     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.01.057     Document Type: Article

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