| Title |
Canadian medical tourism companies that have exited the marketplace: Content analysis of websites used to market transnational medical travel
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Globalization and Health, October 2011
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| DOI | 10.1186/1744-8603-7-40 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Leigh Turner |
| Abstract |
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. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 50% |
| Unknown | 2 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 75% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 25% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 2 | 1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| India | 1 | <1% |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1 | <1% |
| Denmark | 1 | <1% |
| Russia | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 130 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 25 | 18% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 21 | 15% |
| Researcher | 15 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 11 | 8% |
| Professor | 9 | 7% |
| Other | 30 | 22% |
| Unknown | 26 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 27 | 20% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 21 | 15% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 20 | 15% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 8 | 6% |
| Computer Science | 5 | 4% |
| Other | 22 | 16% |
| Unknown | 34 | 25% |
Attention Score in Context
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#3,272,913
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#526
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#17,231
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#7
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