Purpose–The purpose of this article is to identify enabling and inhibiting factors that
influence patients during their consideration of medical tourism for their healthcare …

Health tourism refers to people seeking medical care in a country other than their own. The
key goal of medical tourism is to provide 'cost-effective'private medical services for patients …

The number of travels around the world to benefit from health services provided abroad is
increasing every year. The high level of global demand for health services has influenced …

Medical tourism is commonly perceived and popularly depicted as an economic issue, both
at the system and individual levels. The decision to engage in medical tourism, however, is …

Medical tourism involves travel for the purpose of receiving medical, dental, or surgical care
(Medical Tourism Association), and represents a rapidly growing niche market within the …

Medical tourism involves patients travelling from their home country to foreign country,
where they must make arrangements for their treatment and stay. When seeking care in a …

Medical tourism is a rapidly growing sector, and could become a major driver of tourism in
Greece. This research examines the status quo and the potential of medical tourism on the …

Background The aim of this study is to examine the perceptions of Cypriot medical tourism
experts regarding the phenomenon of medical tourism, as well as to emphasise the benefits …

This paper defines health tourism and outlines key dimensions of the theoretical model of
health tourism. The discussion is mostly based on research conducted for the purpose of the …

An act of travelling far from the place of residence to obtain healthcare benefits is not a new
phenomenon; rather it is an ancient social practice where people for thousands of years …