"Medical Tourism" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Travel to another country for the purpose of medical treatment.
| Descriptor ID |
D057193
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.888.571.710 N05.300.515
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| Concept/Terms |
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medical Tourism" by people in Profiles.
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Case study. Consultations across Languages. Commentary. Hastings Cent Rep. 2015 May-Jun; 45(3):13-4.
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Athletes' use of unproven stem cell therapies: adding to inappropriate media hype? Mol Ther. 2012 Sep; 20(9):1656-8.