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| Title |
Evidence on global medical travel
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Bulletin of the World Health Organization, September 2015
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| DOI | 10.2471/blt.14.146027 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Kai Ruggeri, Ladislav Záliš, Christopher R Meurice, Ian Hilton, Terry-Lisa Ly, Zorana Zupan, Saba Hinrichs |
| Abstract |
The potential benefits of travelling across national borders to obtain medical treatment include improved care, decreased costs and reduced waiting times. However, medical travel involves additional risks, compared to obtaining treatment domestically. We review the publicly-available evidence on medical travel. We suggest that medical travel needs to be understood in terms of its potential risks and benefits so that it can be evaluated against alternatives by patients who are seeking care. We propose three domains -quality standards, informed decision-making, economic and legal protection - in which better evidence could support the development of medical travel policies. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 2 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 2 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 99 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
| Czechia | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 97 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 21 | 21% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 12% |
| Researcher | 11 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 10 | 10% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 7 | 7% |
| Other | 15 | 15% |
| Unknown | 23 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 15 | 15% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 14 | 14% |
| Social Sciences | 13 | 13% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 7 | 7% |
| Psychology | 5 | 5% |
| Other | 14 | 14% |
| Unknown | 31 | 31% |