نتایج جستجو برای: medical travel

تعداد نتایج: 636445  

Journal: :Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery 2011

The following position statement is issued by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) in response to numerous inquires made to the Society by patients, physicians, society members, hospitals, and others regarding global travel and medical tourism for bariatric surgery procedures. In this statement, the available data are summarized regarding this issue from current know...

2016
Saba Hinrichs-Krapels Sarah Bussmann Christopher Dobyns Ondřej Kácha Nora Ratzmann Julie Holm Thorvaldsen Kai Ruggeri

Medical travel has the capacity to counter increasing costs of health care by creating new markets and increased revenue for health services, potentially benefiting local populations, economies, and health-care systems. This paper is part of a broad, comprehensive project aimed at developing a global health access policy (GHAP). It presents key issues to consider in terms of ensuring economic v...

Journal: :Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2011
Matthias Helble

In a globalizing world, public health is no longer confined to national borders. In recent years we have observed an increasing movement of patients across international borders. The full extent of this trend is yet unknown, as data are sparse and anecdotal. If this trend continues, experts are convinced that it will have major implications for public health systems around the globe. Despite th...

Introduction: Increasing international travel to low-income areas is confronting travelers with new health threats. This study investigated international travelers’ health advice, behavior, and information needs in a low-income setting.Methods: This is a descriptive and cross-sectional study. Between October 27–31, 2014, 127 semi-structured surveys were c...

Journal: :international journal of travel medicine and global health 0
morteza izadi health research center, baqiyatallah university of medical sciences, tehran, iran mohammad javad alemzadeh-ansari department of cardiology, tehran heart center, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran davood kazemisaleh department of cardiology, baqiyatallah university of medical sciences, tehran, iran nematollah jonidi health research center, baqiyatallah university of medical sciences, tehran, iran

international travel has become increasingly common and accessible, hence, about two billion passengers undertake international and domestic air travel each year. venous thromboembolism (vte) is a serious public health disorder which may occur following prolonged travel, especially after air travel. a direct relation between vte development and prolonged travels has been documented, while some ...

2017
Hee Sung Yoon Sung Woock Cho Vijayan Sugumaran Hee sung Yoon Sung woock Cho

Healthcare costs are continuously increasing due to longer life expectancy and providing global healthcare services through medical tourism is not a new trend anymore. Several countries have well established programs and infrastructure dedicated to medical tourism. South Korea is attempting to become a major player in this domain by undertaking broad initiatives. The success of medical tourism ...

Journal: :BMC Public Health 2008
Morten Hesse Sébastien Tutenges Sanna Schliewe Tine Reinholdt

BACKGROUND People travelling abroad tend to increase their use of alcohol and other drugs. In the present study we describe organized party activities in connection with young tourists' drinking, and the differences between young people travelling with and without organized party activities. METHODS We conducted ethnographic observations and a cross-sectional survey in Sunny Beach, Bulgaria. ...

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