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200 10$aMedical tourism in developing countries$b[electronic resource] /$fMilica Z. Bookman and Karla R. Bookman
205   $a1st ed. 2007.
210   $aNew York $cPalgrave MacMillan$d2007
215   $a1 online resource (258 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a1-349-36941-1 
311   $a0-230-60005-0 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [223]-229) and index.
327   $aCover; 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
330   $aWestern 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.
606   $aMedical tourism$zDeveloping countries
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700   $aBookman$b Milica Zarkovic$0895517
701   $aBookman$b Karla R$01473636
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