Health tourism social welfare through international trade /
Spas, pilgrimages and trips to famous specialists are not new. What is new is the volume of patients willing and able to travel great distances for a variety of treatments and procedures. This book explains why health-related travel is growing rapidly in a world where social welfare is a global conc...
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| Format: | Electronic |
| Language: | English |
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Cheltenham :
Edward Elgar,
c2010.
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Health tourism |b social welfare through international trade / |c David Reisman. |h [electronic resource] : |
| 260 | # | # | |a Cheltenham : |b Edward Elgar, |c c2010. |
| 300 | # | # | |a 1 online resource (vi, 198 p.) |
| 504 | # | # | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 505 | 0 | # | |a Cover; Copyright; Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. A taxonomy of trade; 3. Price; 4. Quality; 5. Differentiation; 6. Health tourism: the benefits; 7. Health tourism: the costs; 8. Health tourism and public policy; 9. The Singapore experience; 10. Health hubs in Asia; Bibliography; Index. |
| 520 | 8 | # | |a Spas, pilgrimages and trips to famous specialists are not new. What is new is the volume of patients willing and able to travel great distances for a variety of treatments and procedures. This book explains why health-related travel is growing rapidly in a world where social welfare is a global concern. |
| 588 | # | # | |a Description based on print version record. |
| 650 | # | 0 | |a Medical tourism. |
| 650 | # | 0 | |a Medical tourism |x Economic aspects. |
| 650 | # | 0 | |a Public welfare. |
| 650 | # | 0 | |a International trade |x Health aspects. |
| 650 | 1 | 2 | |a Medical Tourism |x economics. |
| 650 | 2 | 2 | |a Health Services Accessibility |x economics. |
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| 650 | # | 4 | |a Social Science. |
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| 650 | # | 7 | |a MEDICAL |x Health Care Delivery. |2 bisacsh |
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