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Global Medical Tourism: A Review

Global Medical Tourism: A Review

Sukanya Banerjee, Siddhartha Sankar Nath, Nilanjan Dey, Hajime Eto
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 18
ISBN13: 9781466685772|ISBN10: 1466685778|EISBN13: 9781466685789
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8577-2.ch007
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Banerjee, Sukanya, et al. "Global Medical Tourism: A Review." New Business Opportunities in the Growing E-Tourism Industry, edited by Hajime Eto, IGI Global, 2015, pp. 114-131. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8577-2.ch007

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Banerjee, S., Nath, S. S., Dey, N., & Eto, H. (2015). Global Medical Tourism: A Review. In H. Eto (Ed.), New Business Opportunities in the Growing E-Tourism Industry (pp. 114-131). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8577-2.ch007

Chicago

Banerjee, Sukanya, et al. "Global Medical Tourism: A Review." In New Business Opportunities in the Growing E-Tourism Industry, edited by Hajime Eto, 114-131. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2015. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8577-2.ch007

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Abstract

Medical tourism is related to the travel of patients from one country to another in order to obtain medical treatment in that country. There are several countries worldwide promoting medical tourism and attracting patients. Most of the developing nations attract the patients because of cost benefits whereas the developed nations attract patients who require complex surgeries or any kind of advanced medical treatment. The main aim of this research paper is to focus on the development of medical tourism industry, worldwide. Medical Tourism industry throughout the world is growing at a fast rate. It has huge potential for generating employment and earning large amount of foreign exchange. This will help in the country's overall economic development. Medical tourism incorporates multi-dimensional activity but basically it is a service industry. Hence, medical tourism is a vital revenue earning source especially for the developing nations. Hence, it can be said that it is a win situation for both the patients as well as the destination countries.

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