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Risks and Challenges in Medical Tourism Understanding the Global Market for Health Services

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ISBN-10: 0313399352

ISBN-13: 9780313399350

Edition: 2012

Authors: Jill R. Hodges, Ann Marie Kimball, Leigh Turner

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List price: $45.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Publication date: 7/6/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 336
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English

Introduction: Health Care Goes Global
Drivers, Departure Points, and Destinations: Situated Studies of Medical Tourism
The United States: Destination and Departure Point
Medical Tourism the European Way
Medical Tourism in Southeast Asia: Opportunities and Challenges
Socialized Medicine Meets Private Industry: Medical Tourism in Costa Rica
Border Crossings: Risks, Controversies, and Consequences
Unseen Travelers: Medical Tourism and the Spread of Infectious Disease
Perilous Voyages: Travel Abroad for Organ Transplants and Stem Cell Treatments
Cross-Border Assisted Reproductive Care: Global Quests for a Child
Legal and Regulatory Questions
Into the Void: The Legal Ambiguities of an Unregulated Medical Tourism Market
Medical Outlaws or Medical Refugees?: An Examination of Circumvention Tourism
Independent Health Care Accreditation: Medical Tourism and Other International Aspects
Ethical Considerations
Medical Travel and the Global Health Services Marketplace: Identifying Risks to Patients, Public Health, and Health Systems
Medical Tourism Facilitators: Ethical Concerns about Roles and Responsibilities
Conclusion: High Stakes Market
About the Editors and Contributors
Index