Are there implications for quality of care for patients who participate in international medical tourism?

Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 133-136

  Lunt, Neil ^a   MacHin, Laura ^a   Green, Stephen ^b   Mannion, Russell ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

medical tourism; medical travel; quality; risk; safety

Indexed keywords

CELL TRANSPLANTATION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICAL TOURISM; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MOBILITY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SAFETY; TRUST; UNITED KINGDOM;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CULTURE; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; HUMANS; MEDICAL TOURISM; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 79953841322     PISSN: 14737167     EISSN: 17448379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/erp.11.4     Document Type: Editorial

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