Anthropology Department, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan 49401, USA.
Med Anthropol. 2010 Oct;29(4):344-62. doi: 10.1080/01459740.2010.501315.
The international medical travel of Yemenis provides insight on terminology and models to use for the growing global phenomenon. Terminology for medical travelers ranges from "medical tourists" to "medical exiles." Differing models prioritize the global arena in which transnational medical travel occurs as (1) a global medical marketplace, (2) a global medical commons, (3) interlinked nation-states, and (4) national or global citizens. Medical anthropology has a specific role in uncovering the lived experiences of patients who travel to often unfamiliar destinations to pursue care believed capable of alleviating suffering.
也门人的国际医疗旅游为日益增长的全球现象提供了术语和模式方面的见解。医疗旅行者的术语范围从“医疗游客”到“医疗流亡者”。不同的模式将跨国医疗旅行发生的全球舞台划分为（1）全球医疗市场，（2）全球医疗公地，（3）相互关联的国家，以及（4）国家或全球公民。医学人类学在揭示前往往往不熟悉目的地寻求被认为能够减轻痛苦的治疗的患者的生活经历方面具有特定作用。
