Therapeutic landscapes and postcolonial theory: A theoretical approach to medical tourism

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 783-787

  Buzinde, Christine N ^a   Yarnal, Careen ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Medical tourism; Postcolonial theory; Power; Therapeutic landscapes; Tourism

Indexed keywords

LANDSCAPE; THEORETICAL STUDY; TOURISM; TOURIST DESTINATION;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CULTURAL FACTOR; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HUMAN; LEISURE; MEDICAL SERVICE; MEDICAL TOURISM; MORALITY; POSTCOLONIAL THEORY; STANDARD; THERAPEUTIC LANDSCAPE; TRAVEL;

ECONOMIC COMPETITION; ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MEDICAL TOURISM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84857065121     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.11.016     Document Type: Article

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