Framing medical tourism: An examination of appeal, risk, convalescence, accreditation, and interactivity in medical tourism web sites

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 163-177

  Mason, Alicia ^a   Wright, Kevin B ^b  

^a Pittsburgh State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ADVERTIZING; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CONVALESCENCE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL TOURISM; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRUST;

ACCREDITATION; ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CONVALESCENCE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MEDICAL TOURISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRUST; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 79951541133     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2010.535105     Document Type: Article

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