Patient mobility in the global marketplace: a multidisciplinary perspective

被引：37
作者：
Lunt, Neil [1 ]
Mannion, Russell [2 ]
机构：
[1] Univ York, Dept Social Policy & Social Work, York, N Yorkshire, England
[2] Univ Birmingham, Hlth Serv Management Ctr, Birmingham, W Midlands, England
来源：
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT | 2014年 / 2卷 / 04期
关键词：
Medical Tourism; Patient Mobility; Cross-Border Care; International Patients; Private Healthcare;
D O I：
10.15171/ijhpm.2014.47
中图分类号：
R19 [保健组织与事业（卫生事业管理）];
学科分类号：
摘要：
There is a growing global market in healthcare and patients. And while there is a small body of evidence emerging around this phenomenon commonly known as medical tourism there remain significant unanswered policy and research questions which need to be addressed. We outline some of the key issues set against the six key disciplinary preoccupations of the journal: epidemiology, health economics, health policy ethics, politics of health, health management, and health policy.
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