Evidence on global medical travel
The potential benefits of travelling across national borders to obtain medical treatment include improved care, decreased costs and reduced waiting times. However, medical travel involves additional risks, compared to obtaining treatment domestically. We review the publicly-available evidence on med...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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The World Health Organization
2015-11-01
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Series: | Bulletin of the World Health Organization |
Online Access: | http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862015001100785&lng=en&tlng=en |