The effects of medical tourism: Thailand's experience

OBJECTIVE: To explore the positive and negative effects of medical tourism on the economy, health staff and medical costs in Thailand. METHODS: The financial repercussions of medical tourism were estimated from commerce ministry data, with modifications and extrapolations. Survey data on 4755 foreig...

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Main Authors: Anchana NaRanong, Viroj NaRanong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2011-05-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862011000500009&lng=en&tlng=en