Medical tourism and policy implications for health systems: A conceptual framework from a comparative study of Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia

Globalization and Health

Volumn 7, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Pocock, Nicola S ^a   Phua, Kai Hong ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH POLICY; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POLICY MAKING; TOURISM MARKET;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; MALAYSIA; MEDICAL TOURISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SINGAPORE; THAILAND;

MALAYSIA; SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA]; THAILAND;

EID: 79955499770     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17448603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1744-8603-7-12     Document Type: Review

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