Medical tourism: miracle or mirage?

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Medical tourism: miracle or mirage?

Purpose – Medical tourism is a recent phenomenon that has generated much interest due to its huge economic potential. In the ASEAN region, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore have the government machinery involved in expediting the growth of the industry. The purpose of this paper is to explore the imp...

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Main Authors:	Abd. Manaf, Noor Hazilah, Abdullah Yusof, Selamah, Zakaria, Intan Zanariah
Format:	Proceeding Paper
Language:	English English
Published:	2015
Subjects:	RA Public aspects of medicine
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/48883/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/48883/1/48883.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/48883/2/48883.pdf

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