Bibliometrix analysis of medical tourism

Medical tourism is an expanding phenomenon. Scientific studies address the changes and challenges of the present and future trend. However, no research considers the study of bibliometric variables and area of business, management and accounting. This bibliometric analysis discovered the following e...

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Published in:Health services management research : an official journal of the Association of University Programs in Health Administration 2022-08, Vol.35 (3), p.172-188
Main Authors: Campra, Maura, Riva, Patrizia, Oricchio, Gianluca, Brescia, Valerio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bibliometrics
Evidence Synthesis/Review
Health services
Leadership
Marketing
Tourism
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Summary:Medical tourism is an expanding phenomenon. Scientific studies address the changes and challenges of the present and future trend. However, no research considers the study of bibliometric variables and area of business, management and accounting. This bibliometric analysis discovered the following elements: (1) The main articles are based on guest services, management, leadership principles applied, hotel services associated with healthcare, marketing variables and elements that guide the choice in medical tourism; (2) The main authors do not deal with tourism but are involved in various ways in the national health system of the countries of origin or in WHO; (3)cost-efficiency and analytical accounting linked to medical tourism structures and destination choices are not yet developed topics.
ISSN:0951-4848
1758-1044
DOI:10.1177/09514848211011738