Medical tourism: The trend toward outsourcing medical procedures to foreign countries

Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 99-102

  York, Diane ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Accreditation; Certification; Continuing medical education; Health care; Medical tourism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; REIMBURSEMENT; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; INTERNATIONALITY; OUTSOURCED SERVICES; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 47249112596     PISSN: 08941912     EISSN: 1554558X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chp.165     Document Type: Article

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