A plea to control medical tourism

Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 202-206

  Niechajev, Igor ^a   Frame, James ^a  

^a Lidingö clinic ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia complication; Breast augmentation; Medical procedures abroad; Medical tourism; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL TOURISM; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; SAFETY; STANDARD;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MEDICAL TOURISM; PATIENT CARE; SAFETY;

EID: 84857918716     PISSN: 0364216X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00266-011-9766-0     Document Type: Review

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