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BL
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973015
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b727385
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| Main Entry
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Bookman, Milica Zarkovic.
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| Title & Author
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Medical tourism in developing countries /\ Milica Z. Bookman and Karla R. Bookman.
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| Publication Statement
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Basingstoke :: Palgrave,, 2007.
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1 online resource (xi, 245 pages)
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| ISBN
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0230605656
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: 9780230605657
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0230600050
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0230600069
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9780230600058
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9780230600065
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Cover; Contents; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; List of Acronyms; 1 Introduction to Medical Tourism; 2 Plastic Surgery is Not Peanuts: Economic Growth and Dependency; 3 Offshore Doctors: The Demand for Medical Tourism; 4 Would You Like a Safari With Your Lasik Surgery? The Supply of Medical Tourism; 5 Promoting Medical Tourism: The Advantages; 6 Promoting Medical Tourism: The Obstacles; 7 Inequalities in Health Care and the Role of Macroeconomic Policy; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W.
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| Abstract
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Western patients are increasingly travelling to developing countries for health care and developing countries are increasingly offering their skills and facilities to paying foreign customers. The potential and implications of this international trade in medical services is explored in this book through analysis of the market.
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Medical tourism-- Developing countries.
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Health Services Accessibility-- economics.
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Travel.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Industries-- General.
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Medical tourism.
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Developing Countries.
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Developing countries.
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| Dewey Classification
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338.4 73621
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| LC Classification
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RA441.5.B66 2007
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| NLM classification
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2007 I-445
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W 76B724m 2007
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| Added Entry
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Bookman, Karla R.
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