02703nam 2200589Ia 450 991046497650332120200520144314.01-283-06643-297866130664351-84593-709-0(CKB)2560000000072376(EBL)683810(OCoLC)714569561(SSID)ssj0000471255(PQKBManifestationID)11973339(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000471255(PQKBWorkID)10429081(PQKB)10563783(MiAaPQ)EBC683810(Au-PeEL)EBL683810(CaPaEBR)ebr10464796(CaONFJC)MIL306643(OCoLC)712294914(EXLCZ)99256000000007237620100811d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMedical tourism[electronic resource] /John ConnellWallingford, Oxfordshire ;Cambridge, MA CABI20111 online resource (221 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-84593-660-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. 188-201) and index.Contents; List of Figures and Tables; List of Abbreviations; Preface; 1 Introduction: Patients without Borders; 2 The Antiquity of Health Tourism; 3 Mind and Matter: Health Tourism or Cosmetic Surgery?; 4 The Rise of Medical Tourism; 5 Medical Tourism and the New Asia; 6 Marketing Medical Tourism; 7 The Economics of Medical Tourism; 8 Extremes, Ethics and Inequality; 9 But is it Tourism?; 10 Global Health; Appendix I: Destinations and Delivery; References; IndexAlthough it may seem a recent phenomenon, tourism has long been associated with improved health and spa tourism has its roots in antiquity. With the emergence of activities such as bushwalking and meditation, and with increasing numbers of people travelling abroad for medical or cosmetic procedures, medical tourism is now a growing niche in the tourism market. This book looks at the background and rise of health tourism, new emerging facets of the sector, and examines how health related travel fits into a tourism framework. It is suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate students.Medical tourismHealth resortsElectronic books.Medical tourism.Health resorts.362.1Connell John1946-202226MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910464976503321Medical tourism2014224UNINA