Bibliometrix analysis of medical tourism

Maura Campra, Patrizia Riva, Gianluca Oricchio, Valerio Brescia
2021 Health Services Management Research  
Medical tourism is an expanding phenomenon. Scientific studies address the changes and challenges of the present and future trend. However, no research considers the study of bibliometric variables and area of business, management and accounting. This bibliometric analysis discovered the following elements: (1) The main articles are based on guest services, management, leadership principles applied, hotel services associated with healthcare, marketing variables and elements that guide the
more » ... in medical tourism; (2) The main authors do not deal with tourism but are involved in various ways in the national health system of the countries of origin or in WHO; (3)cost-efficiency and analytical accounting linked to medical tourism structures and destination choices are not yet developed topics.
doi:10.1177/09514848211011738 pmid:33957813 pmcid:PMC9277331 fatcat:2wukhavqj5f65cgkw5u7nkzany