The north-south policy divide in transnational healthcare: a comparative review of policy research on medical tourism in source and destination countries.

ABSTRACT: Medical tourism occupies different spaces within national policy frameworks depending on which side of the transnational paradigm countries belong to, and how they seek to leverage it towards their developmental goals. This article draws attention to this policy divide in transnational healthcare through a comparative bibliometric review of policy research on medical tourism in select source (Canada, United States and United Kingdom) and destination countries (Mexico, India, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore), using a systematic search of the Web of Science (WoS) database and review of grey literature. We assess cross-national differences in policy and policy research on medical tourism against contextual policy landscapes and challenges, and examine the convergence between research and pol

SUBMITTER: Virani A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7178960 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature