Background: Despite having access to medically necessary care available through publicly funded provincial health care systems, some Canadians travel for treatment provided at international medical facilities as well as for-profit clinics found in several Canadian provinces. Canadians travel abroad for orthopaedic surgery, bariatric surgery, ophthalmologic surgery, stem cell injections, “Liberation therapy” for multiple sclerosis, and additional interventions. Both responding to public interest in medical travel and playing an important part in promoting the notion of a global marketplace for health services, many Canadian companies market medical travel. Conclusions: This article uses content analysis of websites of Canadian companies marketing medical travel to provide insight into Canada’s medical travel industry. The article reveals a complex marketplace with different types of companies taking distinct approaches to marketing medical travel.
قطعه
عنوان
Globalization and Health
شماره جلد
, 8 (16)
تاريخ نشر
, (June 2012)
موضوع (اسم عام یاعبارت اسمی عام)
موضوع مستند نشده
Medical tourism
موضوع مستند نشده
Canada
موضوع مستند نشده
Transnational healthcare
موضوع مستند نشده
Globalization
موضوع مستند نشده
Websites
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