عنوان
پدید آورنده
موضوع
رده
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
Number
A731
LANGUAGE OF THE ITEM
.Language of Text, Soundtrack etc
انگلیسی
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
Canadian medical tourism companies that have exited the marketplace
Other Title Information
: Content analysis of websites used to market transnational medical travel
First Statement of Responsibility
/ Leigh Turner
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
Medical tourism companies play an important role in promoting transnational medical travel for elective, out-of-pocket medical procedures. Though researchers are paying increasing attention to the global phenomenon of medical tourism, to date websites of medical tourism companies have received limited scrutiny. This article analyzes websites of Canadian medical tourism companies that advertised international healthcare but ultimately exited the marketplace. Using content analysis of company websites as an investigative tool, the article provides a detailed account of medical tourism companies that were based in Canada but no longer send clients to international health care facilities. This article provides a detailed empirical analysis of websites of medical tourism companies that were based in Canada but exited the marketplace and are now inoperative. The article identifies where these companies were located in Canada, what countries and health care facilities they selected as destination sites, the health services they advertised, how they marketed themselves in a competitive environment, and what travelrelated services they promoted in addition to marketing health care. The paper reveals a fluid marketplace, with many medical tourism companies exiting this industry. In addition, by disclosing identities of companies, providing their websites, archiving these websites or print copies of websites for future studies, and analyzing content of medical tourism company websites, the article can serve as a useful resource for future studies. Citizens, health policy-makers, clinicians, and researchers can all benefit from increased insight into Canada’s medical tourism industry.
PIECE
Title
Globalization and Health
Volume Number
, 7 (40)
Date of Publication
, (October 2011)
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
medical tourism
Canada
cross-border healthcare
globalization
websites
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Turner, Leigh
ORIGINATING SOURCE
Country
ایران
Agency
Globalization
ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
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