Handbook on Medical Tourism and Patient Mobility

Neil Lunt; Daniel Gary Horsfall; Johanna Hanefeld

doi:10.4337/9781783471195

Handbook on Medical Tourism and Patient Mobility

Neil Lunt (Editor), Daniel Gary Horsfall (Editor), Johanna Hanefeld (Editor)

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Cheltenham
Publisher	Edward Elgar Publishing
Number of pages	544
ISBN (Electronic)	9781783471195
ISBN (Print)	9781783471188
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4337/9781783471195
Publication status	Published - 26 Jun 2015

Keywords

medical tourism
medical travel
patient mobility
health systems

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East Asian & European Insights on Global Medical Travel
Lunt, N.
THE BRITISH ACADEMY
1/10/12 → 30/09/13
Project: Research project (funded) › Research
Daniel Horsfall Postdoctoral Fellowship
Horsfall, D. G.
THE BRITISH ACADEMY
1/10/12 → 30/09/15
Project: Research project (funded) › Research
NIHR HSR: Implications for the NHS of inward and outward medical tourism
Lunt, N.
1/11/10 → 30/09/12
Project: Research project (funded) › Research

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East Asian & European Insights on Global Medical Travel

Daniel Horsfall Postdoctoral Fellowship

NIHR HSR: Implications for the NHS of inward and outward medical tourism

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