An industry perspective on Canadian patients' involvement in Medical Tourism: implications for public health

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The medical tourism industry, which assists patients with accessing non-emergency medical care abroad, has grown rapidly in recent years. A lack of reliable data about medical tourism makes it difficult to create policy, health syste...

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Main Authors: Snyder Jeremy, Adams Krystyna, Crooks Valorie A, Johnston Rory, Kingsbury Paul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-05-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/11/416