From medical tourism to transnational health care? An epilogue for the future

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 124, Issue , 2015, Pages 398-401

  Connell, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; BIOGEOGRAPHIC REGION; EDITORIAL; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL TOURISM; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; SOCIAL MARKETING; SOCIAL NETWORK; TRAVEL; ECONOMICS; ETHICS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNET; POLITICAL SYSTEM; TRENDS;

CAPITALISM; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; INTERNET; MEDICAL TOURISM;

EID: 84920276615     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.11.015     Document Type: Editorial

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