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A robust, particularist ethical assessment of medical tourism.
- Source :
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Developing world bioethics [Dev World Bioeth] 2011 Apr; Vol. 11 (1), pp. 16-29. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- Recently, in increasing numbers, citizens of wealthy nations are heading to poorer countries for medical care. They are traveling to the global South as medical tourists because in their home nations either they cannot get timely medical care or they cannot afford needed treatments. This essay offers a robust, particularist ethical assessment of the practice of citizens of richer nations traveling to poorer countries for healthcare.<br /> (© 2010 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.)
- Subjects :
- Developed Countries
Developing Countries
Federal Government
Health Care Sector legislation & jurisprudence
Health Care Sector trends
Humans
India
Population Dynamics
Poverty
United States
Health Care Costs trends
Health Care Sector ethics
Health Services Accessibility ethics
Insurance Coverage economics
Insurance, Health economics
Medical Tourism ethics
Medical Tourism trends
Politics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1471-8847
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Developing world bioethics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 20491867
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-8847.2010.00282.x