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Human Factors of a Global Society
book

Human Factors of a Global Society

by Tadeusz Marek, Waldemar Karwowski, Marek Frankowicz, Jussi Kantola, Pavel Zgaga
June 2014
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
1177 pages
50h 23m
English
CRC Press
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Medical Tourism as a
Business Opportunity for
Transforming Economies
Jacek Klich
INTRODUCTION
Globalization processes cover, among others, an international exchange of services. Medical ser-
vices constitute an important part of an international exchange in services. One may observe an
increase in the share of health care services in world trade (Chanda 2002). This process is leveraged
by changes in technology (telemedicine, e-commerce), ease of travel, and the continuous liberaliza-
tion of markets. A separate category of tourism that is growing in importance is medical tourism
(medical travel, health tourism, global health care). Although ...
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