Using AHP to Prioritize Barriers in Developing Medical Tourism: Case of Turkey.
Introduction: In the globalizing world; the concept of medical tourism comes to the fore with the increase in travel freedoms between countries, easier transportation facilities, and the increased quality of healthcare services in different countries. This study aims to examine the barriers to devel...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of Travel Medicine & Global Health Vol. 8; no. 2; pp. 73 - 80 |
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Tarbiat Modares University Press
Spring2020
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