PARDO Phillip Dean    Department   Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University  College of International Management    Position   Professor
Language	English
Publication Date	2015/07
Type	Book(Whole book)
Title	Current Issues and Emerging Trends in Medical Tourism - The Americas (Chapter 22)
Contribution Type	Single Work
Publisher	IGI GLOBAL
Volume, Issue, Page	pp.310-326
Details	Outlines some of the practice and assesses the status of MEDICAL TOURISM IN THE AMERICAS. A selection of countries as case studies is all that is possible in relation to this huge origin and destination market, but the chapter covers the main issues and trends. Perhaps the best place to begin is with the USA, given that it can be characterized as the country that, through its selective and highly expensive approach to medicine, and its relatively unhealthy though rich population, has probably contributed most in recent years to the rise of international travel for medical reasons. But first, some general observations and statistics relating to the region as a whole are discussed. Note: DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8574-1.ch022
DOI	10.4018/978-1-4666-8574-1.ch022
ISSN	978-1-4666-8574-1