Knowledge brokers, companions, and navigators: A qualitative examination of informal caregivers' roles in medical tourism

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Casey, Victoria ^a   Crooks, Valorie A ^a   Snyder, Jeremy ^a   Turner, Leigh ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Family caregivers; Global health services; Healthcare providers; Informal caregiving; Medical tourism; Qualitative analysis

Indexed keywords

EQUITY; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITAL SECTOR; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; STAKEHOLDER; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT;

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFORMAL CAREGIVER; INTERVIEW; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL TOURISM; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; WELLBEING;

CAREGIVERS; FAMILY; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MEDICAL TOURISM; PATIENT NAVIGATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROLE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84888349209     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-12-94     Document Type: Article

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