Why do medical tourists travel to where they do? The role of networks in determining medical travel

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 124, Issue , 2015, Pages 356-363

  Hanefeld, J ^a   Lunt, N ^b   Smith, R ^a   Horsfall, D ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Medical tourism; Networks; Patient motivation; UK NHS

Indexed keywords

HEALTH WORKER; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; TOURISM; TOURIST DESTINATION; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; CULTURAL VALUE; DENTAL PROCEDURE; ESTHETIC SURGERY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL TOURISM; MOTIVATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL NETWORK; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; TRAVEL; UNITED KINGDOM; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; INTERVIEW; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF HELP; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CULTURE; DECISION MAKING; ELECTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MEDICAL TOURISM; MOTIVATION; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL NETWORKING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 84920261607     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.05.016     Document Type: Article

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