Canada's turbulent medical tourism industry;L'industrie turbulente du tourisme médical au Canada

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Turner, Leigh ^a   Turner, M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIATRIC SURGERY; CANADA; DENTAL PROCEDURE; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL TOURISM; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NOTE;

CANADA; HUMANS; MEDICAL TOURISM;

EID: 84860297873     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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