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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784869903321

Autore

Bookman Milica Zarkovic

Titolo

Medical tourism in developing countries [[electronic resource] /] / Milica Z. Bookman and Karla R. Bookman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Palgrave MacMillan, 2007

ISBN

1-281-36609-9

9786611366094

0-230-60565-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 2007.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (258 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BookmanKarla R

Disciplina

338.4/73621

Soggetti

Medical tourism - Developing countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-229) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; List of Acronyms; 1 Introduction to Medical Tourism; 2 Plastic Surgery is Not Peanuts: Economic Growth and Dependency; 3 Offshore Doctors: The Demand for Medical Tourism; 4 Would You Like a Safari With Your Lasik Surgery? The Supply of Medical Tourism; 5 Promoting Medical Tourism: The Advantages; 6 Promoting Medical Tourism: The Obstacles; 7 Inequalities in Health Care and the Role of Macroeconomic Policy; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Western patients are increasingly travelling to developing countries for health care and developing countries are increasingly offering their skills and facilities to paying foreign customers. The potential and implications of this international trade in medical services is explored in this book through analysis of the market.