Domestic Medical Tourism: A Neglected Dimension of Medical Tourism Research

Journal of Hospitality Marketing and Management

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 227-246

  Hudson, Simon ^a   Li, Xiang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

domestic tourism; health and wellness tourism; medical tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859612439     PISSN: 19368623     EISSN: 19368631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19368623.2011.615018     Document Type: Article

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