Medical tourism : the ethics, regulation, and marketing of health mobility / edited by C. Michael Hall.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hall, Colin Michael, 1961-

Series:

Routledge studies in contemporary geographies of leisure, tourism, and mobility ; 33.

Contemporary geographies of leisure, tourism, and mobility ; 33

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical tourism.

Medical care--Quality control.

Medical care.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Medical and health tourism is a significant area of growth in the export of medical, health and tourism services. Although spas and improved well-being have long been part of the tourist experience, health tourism now includes travel for medical purposes ranging from cosmetic and dental surgery through to transplants and infertility treatment. Many countries including China, Cuba, Hungary, India, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore actively promote and compete for the medical tourist dollar, while many developed countries also provide niche private services. However, the field of medical touri

Contents:

pt. 1. Introductory context

pt. 2. Regulation and meta-ethics

pt. 3. National and regional policy, regulatory and competitive settings

pt. 4. Branding, markets and promotion

pt. 5. Conclusion : the contested spaces of medical tourism.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-283-58666-5

9786613899118

0-203-10945-7

1-136-27053-1

9780203109458

OCLC:

810082581