Constructions and Experiences of Authenticity in Medical Tourism: The Performances of Places, Spaces, Practices, Objects and Bodies

Tourist Studies

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 135-153

  Cook, Peta S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

authenticity; constructivism; embodiment; existentialism; global healthcare; health tourism; healthcare tourism; medical tourism; performance; tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953747084     PISSN: 14687976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468797611403048     Document Type: Article

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