Neoliberal Governance and International Medical Travel in Malaysia.

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International medical travel (IMT), people crossing national borders in the pursuit of healthcare, has become a growing phenomenon. With many of the countries currently being promoted as IMT destinations located in the 'developing' world, IMT poses a significant challenge to popular assump...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ormond, Meghann
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
Colección:Routledge Pacific Rim geographies.
Temas:
Medical tourism > Malaysia > Case studies.
Tourisme médical > Malaisie > Études de cas.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Health Care Issues.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Health Care Delivery.
MEDICAL > Health Policy.
MEDICAL > Public Health.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Disease & Health Issues.
Medical tourism
Malaysia
Case studies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:International medical travel (IMT), people crossing national borders in the pursuit of healthcare, has become a growing phenomenon. With many of the countries currently being promoted as IMT destinations located in the 'developing' world, IMT poses a significant challenge to popular assumptions about who provides and receives care since it inverses and diversifies presumed directionalities of care. This book analyses the development of international medical travel in Malaysia, by looking at the benefits and challenges of providing health care to non-Malaysians. It challenges embedded.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (177 pages).
ISBN:9781135132460
1135132461

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