A Survey of Medical Tourism Service Providers

A Survey of Medical Tourism Service Providers

The forces of globalization have given rise to a new industry, medical tourism. While traveling to obtain medical care is not a new concept itself, the practice of consumers from the United States traveling to developing nations for health care is novel. Accurate data on the industry are scarce. Thi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of marketing development and competitiveness 2011-06, Vol.5 (3), p.117
Hauptverfasser: Peters, Christina R, Sauer, Katherine M
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Developing countries
Foreign residents
Health care
Health insurance
Health services
Heart surgery
Impact analysis
LDCs
Medical tourism
Polls & surveys
Studies
Travel
Trends
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Zusammenfassung:The forces of globalization have given rise to a new industry, medical tourism. While traveling to obtain medical care is not a new concept itself, the practice of consumers from the United States traveling to developing nations for health care is novel. Accurate data on the industry are scarce. This paper presents the results of a survey of medical tourism service providers, and discusses the potential impacts of medical tourism on both developing nations and the United States. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:2155-2843
2155-2843