What is known about the effects of medical tourism in destination and departure countries? A scoping review

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 9, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Johnston, Rory ^a   Crooks, Valorie A ^a   Snyder, Jeremy ^a   Kingsbury, Paul ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATABASE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; LITERATURE REVIEW; MEDICAL GEOLOGY; POLICY MAKING; RESEARCH WORK; TOURISM;

ARTICLE; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH ECONOMICS; INCOME; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFIT; TOURISM;

EID: 78049323143     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-9-24     Document Type: Article

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