Contemporary medical tourism: Conceptualisation, culture and commodification

J Connell - Tourism management, 2013 - Elsevier
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 …

Medical tourism: A snapshot of evidence on treatment abroad

N Lunt, D Horsfall, J Hanefeld - Maturitas, 2016 - Elsevier
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 …

The medical tourism index: Scale development and validation

M Fetscherin, RM Stephano - Tourism Management, 2016 - Elsevier
Medical tourism is an estimated $100 billion dollar industry. Despite the increasing number
of people, companies and countries involved in medical tourism, we know very little about …

A qualitative analysis of Singapore's medical tourism competitiveness

S Ganguli, AH Ebrahim - Tourism Management Perspectives, 2017 - Elsevier
Medical tourism, a rapidly growing market, has been recognized by many countries as a
potential sector for economic diversification. Although Singapore stands out as one of the …

Dental tourism: Examining tourist profiles, motivation and satisfaction

M Jaapar, G Musa, S Moghavvemi, R Saub - Tourism Management, 2017 - Elsevier
Despite the overwhelming interest in medical tourism research, knowledge in dental tourism,
which is its subspecialty, remains limited. This study is the first to measure tourist profiles …

Understanding medical tourists: Word-of-mouth and viral marketing as potent marketing tools

E Yeoh, K Othman, H Ahmad - Tourism Management, 2013 - Elsevier
The medical tourism industry in Malaysia has grown drastically over the past ten years. This
research seeks to determine the demographics of the medical tourists that are visiting …

Medical tourists: Incoming and outgoing

JE Dalen, JS Alpert - The American journal of medicine, 2019 - amjmed.com
Patients who travel to another country to seek health care are referred to as medical tourists.
The term arose because many Americans seek less expensive elective surgical, dental, or …

The benefits of blockchain technology for medical tourism

I Tyan, A Guevara-Plaza, MI Yagüe - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
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 …

How satisfied are inbound medical tourists in Malaysia? A study on private hospitals in Kuala Lumpur

G Musa, DR Doshi, KM Wong… - Journal of Travel & …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
The study explores inbound medical tourists' satisfaction from 137 respondents sampled
using the combination of purposeful and convenience samplings in five private hospitals in …

A comparative analysis of medical tourism competitiveness of India, Thailand and Singapore

AH Ebrahim, S Ganguli - Tourism: An International Interdisciplinary …, 2019 - hrcak.srce.hr
Sažetak This study is aimed at providing a comparative insight into strategic advantages
responsible for the competitiveness of medical tourism market of three selected Asian …