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Contemporary medical tourism: Conceptualisation, culture and commodification

John Connell
- 01 Feb 2013 - 
- Vol. 34, pp 1-13
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An overview is given of the short history and rapid rise of medical tourism, its documentation, and current knowledge and analysis of the industry.
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This article is published in Tourism Management.The article was published on 2013-02-01. It has received 465 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Tourism geography & Tourism.

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