Handbook on medical tourism and patient mobility / edited by Neil Lunt, Daniel Horsfall and Johanna Hanefeld.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lunt, Neil.

Horsfall, Daniel.

Hanefeld, Johanna.

Edward Elgar Publishing.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical tourism.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (544 pages) ; cm.

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Pub. Limited, 2015.

Summary:

The growth of international travel for purposes of medical treatment has been accompanied by increased academic research and analysis. This Handbook explores the emergence of medical travel and patient mobility and the implications for patients and health systems. Bringing together leading scholars and analysts from across the globe, this unprecedented Handbook examines the regional and national experiences of medical tourism, including coverage of the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. The chapters explore topics on issues of risk, law and ethics; and include treatment-focused discussions which highlight patient decision-making, patient experience and treatment outcomes for cosmetic, transplantation, dentil, fertility and bariatric treatment. Students, practitioners and researchers of global health policy, health and globalisation, international business, travel medicine and health ethics will find the subjects discussed to be of considerable interest.

Contents:

pt. I. Introduction and context

part II. Macro-level considerations

part III. Understanding organisations and activities

part IV. Regional dimensions of medical tourism

part V. Ethical, legal and regulatory

part VI. Motivation, clinical experience and outcomes.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (viewed May 20, 2014).

ISBN:

9781783471195 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.