The 'patient's physician one-step removed': The evolving roles of medical tourism facilitators

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 530-534

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

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL TOURISM; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; ROLE PLAYING; SOCIAL CONTROL; STANDARD; TRAVEL;

ADULT; CANADA; COMMUNICATION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; MEDICAL TOURISM; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PUBLIC HEALTH; ROLE; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL; TRAVEL;

EID: 81755179435     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2011.042374     Document Type: Article

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