"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medical Tourism" by people in Profiles.
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Access to Abortion: Assessing Patient Sociodemographic and Travel Characteristics. Obstet Gynecol. 2021 09 01; 138(3):475-477.
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Looking around the corner: COVID-19 shocks and market dynamics in US medical tourism. Int J Health Plann Manage. 2021 Sep; 36(5):1407-1416.
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[The trends and perspectives of development of medical tourism]. Probl Sotsialnoi Gig Zdravookhranenniiai Istor Med. 2021 Mar; 29(2):206-212.
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International travel to obtain medical treatment for primary retinoblastoma: A global cohort study. Int J Cancer. 2021 04 15; 148(8):1858-1866.
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[Recreational potential of medical tourism of Russia]. Probl Sotsialnoi Gig Zdravookhranenniiai Istor Med. 2020 Oct; 28(Special Issue):1180-1185.
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Cosmetic tourism amidst the Covid-19 global pandemic. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2021 01; 74(1):223-243.
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Closing the borders: The unmet need of congenital heart surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Card Surg. 2020 Dec; 35(12):3665.
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Challenges for cancer patients returning home during SARS-COV-19 pandemic after medical tourism - a consensus report by the emirates oncology task force. BMC Cancer. 2020 Jul 10; 20(1):641.
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Will medical tourism survive covid-19? BMJ. 2020 07 10; 370:m2677.
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UK health tourism for private cancer care. Lancet Oncol. 2019 03; 20(3):334.