Medical tourism in the Caribbean islands: A cure for economies in crisis?

Island Studies Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 115-130

  Connell, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Caribbean; Competition; Development; Health care; Medical tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877138779     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17152593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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