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Descriptor English: Medical Tourism
Descriptor Spanish: Turismo Médico
Descriptor turismo médico
Scope note: Viajar a otro país con el propósito de recibir tratamiento o atención médicos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Turismo Médico
Descriptor French: Tourisme médical
Entry term(s): Health Tourism
Medical Tourist
Medical Tourists
Surgical Tourism
Tourism, Health
Tourism, Medical
Tourism, Surgical
Tourist, Medical
Tourists, Medical
Tree number(s): N05.300.515
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D057193
Scope note: Travel to another country for the purpose of medical treatment or care.
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
OG organization & administration
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
Public MeSH Note: 2010
History Note: 2010
DeCS ID: 53796
Unique ID: D057193
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2010/01/01
Date of Entry: 2009/07/06
Revision Date: 2018/10/02
Medical Tourism - Preferred
Concept UI M0535025
Scope note Travel to another country for the purpose of medical treatment or care.
Preferred term Medical Tourism
Entry term(s) Health Tourism
Surgical Tourism
Tourism, Health
Tourism, Medical
Tourism, Surgical
Medical Tourists - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M000635889
Preferred term Medical Tourists
Entry term(s) Medical Tourist
Tourist, Medical
Tourists, Medical



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