Medical tourism.
Med Clin North Am
; 92(6): 1433-46, xi, 2008 Nov.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19061760
ABSTRACT
Searches of the literature or Internet using the term "medical tourism" produce two sets of articles travel for the purpose of delivering health care or travel for the purpose of seeking health care. The first usage primarily appears in the medical literature and is beyond the scope of this article, which focuses on travel to seek health care. Still, there are some aspects these two topics have in common both are affected by ease and speed of international travel and communication associated with globalization, and both raise questions about continuity of care as well as issues related to cultural, language, and legal differences; both also raise questions about ethics. This article describes some of the motivating factors, contributing elements, and challenges in elucidating trends, as well as implications for clinicians who provide pretravel advice and those who care for ill returning travelers.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Contexto em Saúde:
11_ODS3_cobertura_universal
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1_ASSA2030
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2_ODS3
Problema de saúde:
11_delivery_arrangements
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11_financial_arrangements
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1_financiamento_saude
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2_cobertura_universal
Assunto principal:
Viagem
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Aceitação pelo Paciente de Cuidados de Saúde
Aspecto:
Ethics
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Med Clin North Am
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos