Complications from international surgery tourism

Aesthetic Surgery Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 694-697

  Melendez, Mark M ^a   Alizadeh, Kaveh ^b  

^a NASSAU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Long Island Plastic Surgical Group   (United States)

Author keywords

complications; international cosmetic surgery; tourism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL TOURISM; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MEDICAL TOURISM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80051490685     PISSN: 1090820X     EISSN: 1527330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1090820X11415977     Document Type: Article

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