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    Government roles in regulating medical tourism: evidence from Guatemala

    Regulation of the medical tourism and public health sectors overlap in many instances, raising questions of how patient safety, economic growth, and health equity can be protected. The case of Guatemala is use...

    Ronald Labonté, Valorie A. Crooks in International Journal for Equity in Health (2018)

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    Open Access

    “Best care on home ground” versus “elitist healthcare”: concerns and competing expectations for medical tourism development in Barbados

    Many countries have demonstrated interest in expanding their medical tourism sectors because of its potential economic and health system benefits. However, medical tourism poses challenges to the equitable dis...

    Rory Johnston, Krystyna Adams, Lisa Bishop in International Journal for Equity in Health (2015)

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    Open Access

    Knowledge brokers, companions, and navigators: a qualitative examination of informal caregivers’ roles in medical tourism

    Many studies examining the phenomena of medical tourism have identified health equity issues associated with this global health services practice. However, there is a notable lack of attention in this existing...

    Victoria Casey, Valorie A Crooks in International Journal for Equity in Health (2013)

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    Understanding the impacts of medical tourism on health human resources in Barbados: a prospective, qualitative study of stakeholder perceptions

    Medical tourism is a global health practice where patients travel internationally with the intention of receiving medical services. A range of low, middle, and high income countries are encouraging investment ...

    Jeremy Snyder, Valorie A Crooks, Leigh Turner in International Journal for Equity in Health (2013)

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    What is known about the effects of medical tourism in destination and departure countries? A sco** review

    Medical tourism involves patients intentionally leaving their home country to access non-emergency health care services abroad. Growth in the popularity of this practice has resulted in a significant amount of...

    Rory Johnston, Valorie A Crooks in International Journal for Equity in Health (2010)