Medical tourism: The impact of travel to foreign countries for healthcare

Surgeon

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 260-261

  Leahy, A L ^a  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Healthcare; Medical tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 53949103726     PISSN: 1479666X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1479-666X(08)80047-9     Document Type: Editorial

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