Ethical minefields in medical tourism

Katrina A. Bramstedt

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Bramstedt, K. A. (2011). Ethical minefields in medical tourism. Sonoma medicine, 62(1), 37-38.

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Abstract

Extract: Crystal blue waves lapping on the beach and glimmering shopping malls with bargains galore. Would you like a little sun, surf and safari with your surgery, all for a price much less than the surgery alone would cost in the United States? It only takes a few clicks of a computer mouse to find enticing lures bundled with cardiac bypass surgery, vision correction, bariatric surgery, organ transplants, dental implants, and total hip arthroplasty.