The body in medical tourism : under and beyond the gazes

• Main Author: Neo, Shar Ni
• Other Authors: Lim Khek Gee, Francis
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/22743
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Medical tourism, the practice of travelling across international borders to obtain medical services,has gained new sociological significance given the increasing globalization of healthcare facilitated by technological advancements in medicine, communications and transport. This paper focuses on th...