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What is Medical Tourist

Chapter 36
Handbook of Research on the Impacts and Implications of COVID-19 on the Tourism Industry
A person who travels abroad to seek medical treatment.
Published in Chapter:
The Effects of COVID-19 on Health Tourism and Tourist Health
Mehtap Ataseven Bulun (İstanbul Okan University, Turkey) and Onur Yarar (İstanbul Okan University, Turkey)
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 21
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8231-2.ch036
Abstract
The high epidemic rate of COVID-19, its impact on the shrinkage in the world economy, and changes in the daily routines of people show that it is not only a problem that concerns public health, but also a major concern which coerces people (and countries) all over the world to rethink in the name of sustainability of contemporary lifestyles and to work on systemic changes. Undoubtedly, health tourism is one of these subjects. In this chapter, the authors present an overview of COVID-19's effects on health tourism and tourist health.
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