introduction: today the market of medical tourism is growing as one of the competitive and profitable industries in the world. the aim of this study was to determine medical tourist attraction in tehran hospitals. methods: this is a descriptive study which was carried out in 8 hospitals of tehran in 2012. 195 people from the managing boards of these hospitals participated in the study. a questi...

Introduction: Today the market of medical tourism is growing as one of the competitive and profitable industries in the world. The aim of this study was to determine medical tourist attraction in Tehran hospitals. Methods: This is a descriptive study which was carried out in 8 hospitals of Tehran in 2012. 195 people from the managing boards of these hospi...

introduction: medical tourism marketing is currently known as a competitive and profitable industry throughout the world. it is considered as a modern field of developed tourism. appropriate provision of information would increase the awareness of medical tourists about the capabilities of health services. this study was conducted to evaluate the effects of information mechanisms on attracting ...

introduction: health tourism refers to any type of travelling seeking improvement of health condition. it can be treated like a national strategy toward increase of national income. the present study is an attempt to survey the factors in development of health tourism in iran. methods: the study is an analytical research and data used in the study were gleaned through library resources and acad...

Introduction: Medical tourism is one of the branches of health tourism and has been an important issue in many developed countries during the past few years. This research has aimed to study the factors affecting the selection of the hospitals of Tehran by the medical tourists who had chosen Iran’s capital city for their treatment. Methods: The present st...

Introduction: Last-minute travelers (LMTs) are a vulnerable group, because it may not be possible to adequately vaccinate them against exposure to infectious diseases. The purpose of this retrospective cross-sectional study was to describe the characteristics of LMTs attending a travel health clinic. Methods: The following data was extracted from records ...

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death among international travellers. Practitioner knowledge of the effects of CVD on international travel is imperative in order to promote a healthy travel experience. This review aimed to explore the available literature on this topic. The PubMed database was accessed to source relevant literature using combinations of relevant keywords as...

Medical tourism is a term referring to the people traveling to other countries to obtain medical care. Like any other rapid growing indus­try, medical tourism has prompted ethical and legal issues. These issues are mainly pertained to malpractice and consumer protection. Beside these, risk management, foreign hospital liabilities, international ad­vocacy, facility ownership, intellectual proper...