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Medical Tourism And Its Contribution To The Development Of Economy

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  • MIHALACHE Iuliana-Claudia

    (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași)

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The access to health represents a fundamental right of people and everyone benefits by it depending on the level of development of the country of residence. Concomitantly with the evolution, expectations have increased too, especially in the field of health, considering the high rate of disease worldwide. Thus, people started to look for the benefits of the newest technologies in this field, resulting in the spread of medical tourism. The increasing flow of this type of tourists is a global phenomenon, related to the progress of technology and to the level of education, evolution of science and economic development. Being on an ascending scale, the phenomenon does not limit only to travelling for baths in thermal or mineral springs, but also includes types of diversified services, however with the same goal, offering new opportunities of economic, social, cultural and environmental development, with patrimonial value, which generates prosperity worldwide.

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  • MIHALACHE Iuliana-Claudia, 2018. "Medical Tourism And Its Contribution To The Development Of Economy," Revista Economica, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Faculty of Economic Sciences, vol. 70(1), pages 85-96, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:blg:reveco:v:70:y:2018:i:1:p:85-96
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    Keywords

    medical tourism; economy; development; services; health;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • A10 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - General
    • I15 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health and Economic Development
    • Z32 - Other Special Topics - - Tourism Economics - - - Tourism and Development

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