Medical travel: What it means, why it matters

Medical Anthropology: Cross Cultural Studies in Health and Illness

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 326-335

  Sobo, Elisa J ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Globalization; Health care consumerism; Health services; Health tourism; Medical tourism; Medical travel

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PATIENT ADVOCACY; SOCIOLOGY; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; INTERNATIONALITY; PATIENT ADVOCACY; SOCIOLOGY, MEDICAL; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77951663060     PISSN: 01459740     EISSN: 15455882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01459740903303894     Document Type: Article

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