A Study of Behavioral Intentions, Patient Satisfaction, Perceived Value, Patient Trust and Experiential Quality for Medical Tourists

Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality and Tourism

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 114-150

  Wu, Hung Che ^a   Li, Tao ^b   Li, Meng Yu ^b  

^a NANFANG COLLEGE OF SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MACAU UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Macao)

Author keywords

Behavioral intentions; dimensions of experiential quality; experiential quality; medical tourists; patient satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84954220323     PISSN: 1528008X     EISSN: 15280098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1528008X.2015.1042621     Document Type: Article

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