Medical tourism and bariatric surgery: More moral challenges

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 28-30

  Snyder, Jeremy ^a   Crooks, Valorie A ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; COMMODIFICATION; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; ETHICS; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERNET; MEDICAL TOURISM; MEXICO; OBESITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

BARIATRIC SURGERY; COMMODIFICATION; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERNET; MEDICAL TOURISM; MEXICO; OBESITY; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650285893     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2010.528510     Document Type: Article

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