Health tourism social welfare through international trade /

• Main Author: Reisman, David A.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Cheltenham : Edward Elgar, c2010.
• Subjects: Medical tourism.; Medical tourism > Economic aspects.; Public welfare.; International trade > Health aspects.; Medical Tourism > economics.; Health Services Accessibility > economics.; Health.; Social Science.; HEALTH & FITNESS > Health Care Issues.; MEDICAL > Public Health.; MEDICAL > Health Policy.; HEALTH & FITNESS > General. > Diseases; MEDICAL > Diseases.; MEDICAL > Health Care Delivery.; Electronic books.
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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...

Table of Contents:

• 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.