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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Main Author: Reisman, David A.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cheltenham : Edward Elgar, c2010.
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