Medical Tourism: A Reference Handbook - Couverture rigide

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Watson, Stephanie; Stolley, Kathy

 
9781598845402: Medical Tourism: A Reference Handbook

Synopsis

From exotic spa treatments to euthanasia, this book examines the background and social context of medical tourism-the practice of traveling for health care. This work also documents how this industry is reshaping the face of medicine worldwide for individuals, local communities, and national health care systems.

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À propos des auteurs

STEPHANIE WATSON is an independent scholar who has written and contributed to numerous works, including World of Genetics and Science and Its Times. She is the author of The Urinary System, and coauthor of The Endocrine System, both in Greenwood's Human Body Systems series.

KELLI MILLER is an independent scholar and is the founder of NewScience Inc. where she is feature writer on health and medicine for clients such as The Scientist and Popular Science.



Kathy S. Stolley is an applied sociologist, managing an electronic meeting facility, providing advisory, consulting, and facilitation services on organizational processes and issues in a multinational organization. In addition, she is an online Adjunct Professor for Anne Arundel Community College. She is also the editor of the journal Social Insight: Knowledge at Work.

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