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Akbulut, Y., Sarp, N. and Ugurluoglu, E. (2007). Reform of the health care system in Turkey: A review of universal health insurance. World Hospitals and Health Services 43(1), 1617-1623.
Alvarez, M. M., Chanda, R. and Smith. R. D. (2011). The potential for bi-lateral agreements in medical tourism: A qualitative study of stakeholder perspectives from the UK and India. Globalization and Health, 7, 11.
Asadi, R., & Daryaei, M. (2011). Strategies for development of Iran health tourism. European Journal of Social Sciences, 23(3), 329-344.
Basala, S., & Klenosky, D. (2001). Travel-style preferences for visiting a novel destination: A conjoint investigation across the novelty-familiarity continuum. Journal of Travel Research, 40(2), 172-182. doi: 10.1177/004728750104000208
Bennett, M, B., & King, L. Milner. (2004). The Health resort sector in Australia: A positioning study. Journal of Vacation Marketing, 10(2), 122-137. doi: 10.1177/135676670401000203
Bochaton, A. (2015). Cross-border mobility and social networks: Laotians seeking medical treatment along the Thai border. Social Science & Medicine, 124, 364-373. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.10.022
Brouwer, W., van Exel, J., Hermans, B., & Stoop, A. (2003). Should I stay or should I go? Waiting lists and cross-border care in the Netherlands. Health Policy, 63(3), 289-298. doi:10.1016/S0168-8510(02)00120-3
Cameron, K., Crooks, V. A., Chouinard, V., Snyder, J., Johnston, R., & Casey, V. (2014). Motivation, justification, normalization: Talk strategies used by Canadian medical tourists regarding their choices to go abroad for hip and knee surgeries. Social Science & Medicine, 106, 93-100. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.01.047
Carabello, L. (2008). A medical tourism primer for U.S. physicians. Medical Practice Management, 23(5), 291-294.
Carabello, L. (2013). U.S. domestic medical tourism delivers sustainable tourism for America’s cities and states. Journal of Tourism & Hospitality, 2, 114. doi: 10.4172/2167-0269.1000114.
Chambers, D. and McIntosh, B. (2008). Using authenticity to achieve competitive advantage in medical tourism in the English-speaking Caribbean. Third World Quarterly, 29, 919-937. doi: 10.1080/01436590802106056
Chuang, T. C., Liu, J. S., Lu, L. Y. Y., & Lee, Y. (2014). The main paths of medical tourism: From transplantation to beautification.Tourism Management, 45, 49-58. doi:10.1016/j.tourman.2014.03.016
Cohen, E. (2010). Medical travel-a critical assessment. Tourism Recreation Research, 35, 225-237.
Connell, J. (2006). Medical tourism: Sea, sun, sand and … surgery. Tourism Management, 27(6), 1093-1100. doi: 10.1016/j.tourman.2005.11.005
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Crooks, V. A., Cameron, K., Chouinard, V., Johnston, R., Snyder, J., & Casey, V. (2012). Use of medical tourism for hip and knee surgery in osteoarthritis: A qualitative examination of distinctive attitudinal characteristics among Canadian patients. BCM Health Services Research, 12(1), 417-426. doi:10.1186/1472-6963-12-417
Crooks, V. A., Kingsbury, P., Snyder, J., & Johnston, R. (2010). What is known about the patient's experience of medical tourism? A scoping review. BMC Health Services Research, 10, 266-277. doi:10.1186/1472-6963-10-266
Crooks, V. A. and Snyder, J. (2010). Regulating medical tourism. The Lancet, 376, 1465-1466.
Crush, J., & Chikanda, A. (2015). South–South medical tourism and the quest for health in Southern Africa. Social Science & Medicine, 124, 313-320. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.06.025
De Arellano, Annette B Ramírez. (2011). Medical tourism in the Caribbean. Journal of Women in Culture and Society, 36(2), 289-297.
Demicco, F. J. & Cetron, M. (2006). Club medic. Asia Pacific Biotech News, 10(10), 527-531. doi: 10.1142/S0219030306000747
Dhariwal, R. (2005). Tourists arrivals in India: How important are domestic disorders? Tourism Economics, 11(2), 185-205. doi:10.5367/0000000054183522
Dunn, P. (2007). Medical Tourism Takes Flight. Hospitals & Health Networks. 81(11), 40-44.
Dunn, P. (2007). An American in Bangkok. Hospitals & Health Networks, 81(11), 43.
Eissler, L. A., & Casken, J. (2013). Seeking health care through international medical tourism. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 45(2), 177-184. doi:10.1111/jnu.12014
Fernandez, L. S., Byard, D., Lin, C. C., Benson, S., & Barbera, J. A. (2002). Frail elderly as disaster victims: emergency management strategies. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 17(2), 67-74. doi:10.1017/S1049023X00000200
Fottler, M. D., Malvey, D., Asi, Y., Kirchner, S., & Warren, N. A. (2014). Can inbound and domestic medical tourism improve your bottom line? Identifying the potential of a U.S. tourism market. Journal of Healthcare Management, 59(1), 49-63.
Fried, B. & Harris, D. (2007). Managing healthcare services in the global marketplace. Frontiers of Health Services Management, 24(2), 3-18.
Gan, L., & Frederick, J. (2011). Medical tourism in Singapore: A structure-conduct-performance analysis. Journal of Asia-Pacific Business, 12(2), 1-30. doi:10.1080/10599231.2011.558440
Gitelson, R., & Kerstetter, D. (1994). The influence of friends and relatives in travel decision-making. Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing, 3(3), 59-68. doi: 10.1300/J073v03n03_04
Glinos, I. A., & Baeten, R. (2014). Dream vs. reality: Seven case-studies on the desirability and feasibility of cross-border hospital collaboration in Europe. Social Science & Medicine, 117, 18-24. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.07.015
Goldbach, A. R. and West, D. R. (2010). Medical tourism: A new venture of healthcare. Journal of Global Business Issues, 4(2), 43-44.
Gooding, S. K. S. (1995). The relative importance of information sources in consumers’ choice of hospitals. Journal of Ambulatory Care Marketing, 6(1), 99-108. doi: 10.1300/J273v06n01_07
Goodrich, J. N. & Goodrich, G. E. (1987). Health-care tourism: An exploratory study. Tourism Management, 8(3), 217-222. doi: 10.1016/0261-5177(87)90053-7
Hanefeld, J., Horsfall, D., Lunt, N. and Smith, R. (2013). Medical tourism: A cost or benefit to the NHS? PLoS ONE, 8(10). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0070406
Hanefeld, J., Smith, R., Horsfall, D., & Lunt, N. (2014). What do we know about medical tourism? A review of the literature with discussion of its implications for the UK National Health Service as an example of a public health care system. Journal of Travel Medicine, 21(6), 410-417. doi:10.1111/jtm.12147
Hanefeld, J., Lunt, N., Smith, R., & Horsfall, D. (2015). Why do medical tourists travel to where they do? The role of networks in determining medical travel. Social Science & Medicine, 124, 356-363. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.05.016
Henderson, J. (2004). Healthcare tourism in Southeast Asia. Tourism Review International, 7(3-4), 111-121.
Henderson, J. C. (2004). Paradigm shifts: National tourism organizations and education and healthcare tourism. The case of Singapore. Tourism and Hospitality Research, 5(2), 170-180. doi: 10.1057/palgrave.thr.6040016
Holliday, R., Bell, D., Cheung, O., Jones, M., & Probyn, E. (2015). Brief encounters: Assembling cosmetic surgery tourism. Social Science & Medicine, 124, 298-304. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.06.047
Hopkins, L., Labonte, R., Runnels, V. and Packer, C. (2010). Medical tourism today: What is the state of existing knowledge? Journal of Public Health Policy, 31(2), 185-198. doi: 10.1057/jphp.2010.10
Horowitz, M. D., & Rosensweig, J. A. (2007). Medical tourism - health care in the global economy. The Physician Executive. 33(6), 24-30.
Horowitz, M. D., & Rosensweig, J. A. (2008). Medical tourism vs. traditional international medical travel: A tale of two models. International Medical Travel Journal. 1-14.
Huan, T. C., Beaman, J., & Shelby, L. (2004). No escape natural disaster- mitigating impacts on tourism. Annals of Tourism Research, 31(2): 255-273.
Hume, L. F., & DeMicco, F. J. (2007). Bringing hotels to healthcare: A Rx for success. Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality & Tourism, 8(1), 75-84. doi: 10.1300/J162v08n01_04
Iso-Ahola, S. E. (1982). Toward a psychological theory of tourism motivation: a rejoinder. Annals of Tourism Research, 9(2): 256-262.
Jacek, K. (2012). Global medical tourism management: A needed research agenda? Advances in Management, 5(1), 5-7.
Johnston, R., Crooks, V. A., Adams, K., Snyder, J. and Kingsbury, P. (2011). An industry perspective on Canadian patients’ involvement in medical tourism: Implications for public health. BMC Public Health, 11, 416. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-416
Johnston, R., Crooks, V. A., Snyder, J. and Kingsbury, P. (2010). What is known about the effects of medical tourism in destination and departure countries? A scoping review. International Journal for Equity in Health, 9, 24. doi: 10.1186/1475-9276-9-24
Kirkner, R. (2009). Liability concern balances medical tourism’s cost appeal. Managed Care, 18(6), 34.
Kogut, B. (2011). Medical tourism: When money talks, individuals fly. What to consider when financially incentivized to leave the country for major medical procedures. Travel Law Quarterly, 3(1), 30-34.
Kramer, C. (2010). Medical tourism: alternatives to the United States healthcare system. Undergraduate Economic Review, 7(1), 1-9.
Lagace, Martha. (2007). The rise of medical tourism- Q&A with: Tarun Khanna. Harvard Business School- Working Knowledge, 1-2.
Lee, Chew Ging. (2010). Health care and tourism: Evidence from Singapore. Tourism Management, 31(4), 486-488. doi: 10.1016/j.tourman.2009.05.002
Lee, K. S., Chia, G. K., & Chen, Y. C. (2005). Developing medical tourism in Singapore-an analysis using principles from Sun Zi art of war. MBA Dissertation. Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
Lee, M., Han, H., & Lockyer, T. (2012). Medical Tourism—Attracting Japanese tourists for medical tourism experience. Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing, 29(1), 69-86. doi:10.1080/10548408.2012.638564
Loh, C. (2014). Health tourism on the rise? Evidence from the balance of payments statistics. The European Journal of Health Economics, 15(7), 759-766. doi:10.1007/s10198-013-0521-0
Lunt, N., & Carrera, P. (2010). Medical tourism: Assessing the evidence on treatment abroad. Maturitas, 66(1), 27-32. doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2010.01.017
Lunt, N., Exworthy, M., Hanefeld, J., & Smith, R. D. (2015). International patients within the NHS: A case of public sector entrepreneurialism. Social Science & Medicine, 124, 338-345. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.04.027
Mak, A. H. N., Wong, K. K. F., & Chang, R. C. Y. (2009). Health or self-indulgence? The motivations and characteristics of spa-goers. International Journal of Tourism Research, (11) 2, 185–199. doi: 10.1002/jtr.703
Margolis S. A., Al-Marzouqi S., Revel T., & Reed R. L. (2003). Patient satisfaction with primary health care in the United Arab Emirates. International Journal of Quality Health Care, 15(3), 241-249. doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzg036
Masi de Cassanova, E., & Sutton, B. (2013). Transnational body projects: Media representations of cosmetic surgery tourism in Argentina and the United States. Journal of World Systems Research. 19(1), 57-81.
Maung, N., & Walsh, J. (2014). Decision factors in medical tourism: Evidence from Burmese visitors to a hospital in Bangkok. Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies, 6(2), 84-94.
Mazzaschi, A. (2011). Surgeon and safari: Producing valuable bodies in Johannesburg. Journal of Women in Culture and Society, 36(2), 303-312.
McMahon, G. T. (2004). Coming to America—international medical graduates in the United States. New England Journal of Medicine, 350(24), 2435-2437. doi:10.1056/NEJMp038221
Mueller, H, & Kaufmann, E. (2001). Wellness tourism: Market analysis of a special health tourism segment and implications for the hotel industry. Journal of Vacation Marketing, 7(1), 5-17. doi: 10.1177/135676670100700101
Nakra, P. (2011). Could medical tourism aid health-care delivery? Futurist, 45(2), 23-24.
Ormond, M. (2015). Solidarity by demand? Exit and voice in international medical travel – the case of Indonesia. Social Science & Medicine, 124, 305-312. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.06.007
Osterle, A., Balazs, P., & Delgado, J. (2009). Travelling for teeth: Characteristics and perspectives of dental tourism in Hungary. British Dental Journal, 206, 425-428. doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2009.308
Österle, A., Johnson, T., & Delgado, J. (2013). A unifying framework of the demand for transnational medical travel. International Journal of Health Services, 43(3), 415-436. doi: 10.2190/HS.43.3.c
Page, Stephen J. (2009). Current issue in tourism: The evolution of travel medicine research: A new research agenda for tourism? Tourism Management, 30(2), 149–157. doi: 10.1016/j.tourman.2008.04.011
Pocock, N. S. and Phua, K. H. (2011). Medical tourism and policy implications for health systems: A conceptual framework from a comparative study of Thailand, Singapore, and Malaysia. Globalization and Health, 7(12), 1-12.
Prayang G., & Hosany S. (2014). When Middle East meets West: Understanding the motives and perceptions of young tourists from United Arab Emirates. Tourism Management, 40, 35-45. doi: /10.1016/j.tourman.2013.05.003
Ramirez de Arellano, Annette B. (2007). Patients without borders: The emergence of medical tourism. International Journal of Health Services, 37(1), 193-198. doi: 10.2190/4857-468G-2325-47UU
Reece, W. S. (2003). Demographics of Hawaii leisure travel. Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research, 27(2), 185-199. doi: 10.1177/1096348003027002003
Reed, C. M. (2008). Medical tourism. Medical Clinics North America, 92(6), 1433-1446.
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Roberts, V., Calhoun, J., Jones, R., Sun, F. and Fottler, M. (2000). Globalization of U. S. health care services: Assessment and implementation. Health Care Management Review, 25(3), 24-35.
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Schroth, L. and Khawaja, R. (2007). Globalization of healthcare. Frontiers of Health Services Management, 24(2), 19-30.
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Simpson, P. M., & Siguaw, J. A. (2008). Perceived travel risks: The traveller perspective and manageability. International Journal of Tourism Research, 10(4), 315-327.
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Vijaya, R. M. (2010). Medical tourism: Revenue generation or international transfer of healthcare problems? Journal of Economic Issues, 44(1), 53-70. doi: 10.2753/JEI0021-3624440103
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Whiteman, R. G. (2011). Medical tourism and bariatric surgery.Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 7(5), 652-654. doi:10.1016/j.soard.2011.05.016
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Whittaker, A., & Chee, H. L. (2015). Perceptions of an ‘international hospital’ in Thailand by medical travel patients: Cross-cultural tensions in a transnational space. Social Science & Medicine, 124, 290-297. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.10.002
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