Trend of Medical Tourism Publications: An Attempt to Explore the Involved Academic Disciplines and Interests.

Ladan Rokni, Sam-Hun Park

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Article in Iranian journal of public health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Ladan RokniAsia Contents Institute, Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea.

Sam-Hun ParkAsia Contents Institute, Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMedical tourism suffers from the lack of a consensus regarding the involved categories. This study aimed to address this gap from the academic disciplines and publications perspective.

methodsTotally 1954 citations were identified through a formula of keyword search of SCOPUS. In order to classify the various subject areas, we followed the international standard classification of education (ISCED) developed by UNESCO. Moreover, the trends of publications were identified based on their popularity between 2000 and 2017.

resultsThe category with the most interests on publication about medical tourism was 'health and welfare', followed by 'social science'. Even though various disciplines were involved in the medical tourism, it seems that a downward trend has been experienced since 2015.

conclusionThe identified key trends of medical tourism publications will benefit researchers exploring the categories of medical tourism or health travel. The results contribute to advance the state of knowledge from the academic perspective.

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Academic categoriesHealth travelISCEDMedical tourismPublication trend

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PMID29445632

PMCPMC5810385

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