An overview is given of the short history and rapid rise of medical tourism, its documentation,
and current knowledge and analysis of the industry. Definitions of medical tourism are …

Background Medical tourism involves patients intentionally leaving their home country to
access non-emergency health care services abroad. Growth in the popularity of this practice …

Medical tourism (MT) is a valuable component of many national service economies.
Understanding the marketing and recruitment of MT patients is therefore an important …

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the evolution of medical tourism (MT) research from
a longitudinal perspective (period 1931–2016). A co-word analysis was applied to themes …

Evidence on medical tourism, including patient motivation, is increasing. Existing studies
have focused on identifying push and pull factors across different types of treatment, for …

Today, medical tourism is one of the fastest growing sectors of the tourism industry around
the world. Medical tourism can contribute to the sustainable development and economic …

The scoping review focuses on medical tourism, whereby consumers elect to travel across
borders or to overseas destinations to receive their treatment. Such treatments include …

This study aims to develop and test a theoretical model that predicts individuals' intention to
engage in medical tourism. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was performed to test the …

The paper discusses the benefits of blockchain technology for medical tourism. The major
focus is placed on pre-procedure and post-procedure of medical tourism. The authors argue …

Purpose The medical tourism industry has become one of the most profitable industries
around the world wherein most of the countries exploit every effort to attract medical tourists …