Medical tourism is becoming popular as an alternative to the high cost of health care in
the United States and as an inexpensive resource for cosmetic surgery. The occupational
health nurse is an excellent resource to assist in the pre-decision due diligence and
post-decision travel health counseling.
References
1.
ReedC. M.
(2009). Medical tourism. In Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, Health information for international travel
2010. Atlanta, GA: U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health
Service.
2.
SmithG.
H. (2006). The globalization of
health care: Can medical tourism reduce health care costs? (U.S. Senate
hearing, Serial No. 109-26). Washington, DC:
U.S. Government Printing Office.
