Department of Social Policy and Social Work, University of York, Heslington, York, UK.
Int J Health Policy Manag. 2015 Mar 7;4(5):323-5. doi: 10.15171/ijhpm.2015.56.
An understanding of patient mobility, international patients and medical tourism includes supply and demand side considerations. As well as micro-level reports of motivation and satisfaction we must acknowledge broader system-level dynamics. Exploring these may unearth more complex geographies of patient travel.
理解患者流动、国际患者和医疗旅游包括供需双方的考虑因素。除了微观层面的动机和满意度报告,我们还必须承认更广泛的系统层面动态。探索这些因素可能会揭示出更复杂的患者旅行地理格局。