The Economic Determinants of the World Medical Tourism Industry Development
Abstract
The paper considers the main types of medical tourism – diagnostic-therapeutic, health and beauty, and health resort treatment. It specifies the basic prerequisites for development of the international medical tourism industry – cost and quality of medical services, accreditation of medical institutions in compliance with international quality standards; development of medical tourism clusters.
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Published
2020-01-01
How to Cite
BAIEV, Vadim Victorovich et al.
The Economic Determinants of the World Medical Tourism Industry Development.
Journal of Environmental Management and Tourism, [S.l.], v. 10, n. 6, p. 1392-1398, jan. 2020.
ISSN 2068-7729.
Available at: <https://journals.aserspublishing.eu/jemt/article/view/4215>. Date accessed: 04 nov. 2024.
doi: https://doi.org/10.14505//jemt.v10.6(38).22.
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