A conceptual model of medical tourism: Implications for future research

Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 236-251

  Heung, Vincent C S ^a   Kucukusta, Deniz ^a   Song, Haiyan ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Demand model; Empirical testing; Medical tourism; Supply model

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952121367     PISSN: 10548408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10548401003744677     Document Type: Article

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