An industry perspective on Canadian patients' involvement in Medical Tourism: Implications for public health

BMC Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Johnston, Rory ^a   Crooks, Valorie A ^a   Adams, Krystyna ^a   Snyder, Jeremy ^a   Kingsbury, Paul ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL TOURISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ADULT; CANADA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MEDICAL TOURISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 79957667702     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-416     Document Type: Review

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