1、1900 单词， 10500 英文字符， 2700 汉字 出处： Abd Manaf N H, Hussin H, Jahn Kassim P N, et al. Country perspective on medical tourism: the Malaysian experience.J. Leadership in Health Services, 2015, 28(1):43-47. 原文 Country Perspective on Medical Tourism: The Malaysian Experience NH Abd Manaf， H Hussin， PN Jahn
2、Kassim， R Alavi， Z Dahari Introduction The purpose of this paper is to explore dimensions of medical tourism in a destination country with actual patient data, and perception of the medical tourists on overall satisfaction, perceived value and future intention for repeat treatment and services. This
3、 paper also explores the predictors of overall satisfaction and future intention, and also the relationship between overall satisfaction and future intention. Medical tourism has taken both policy-makers and researchers by surprise, an industry that was never comprehended to be as vibrant as it is t
4、oday, for the simple reason that almost always, patients would rush to the nearest medical facility for treatment. Health care has often been regarded as the most “local” of the service sector. But medical tourism, which is the practice of patients seeking medical treatment in another country, may n
5、ot necessarily be termed “tourism” altogether, for the health travellers of today are not merely going abroad for health resorts and wellness spas, but are travelling thousands of miles away from home seeking the whole range of medical treatment and services, including invasive treatment such as hip
6、 replacement surgery, coronary bypass or even organ transplant such as liver transplant (Vijaya, 2010). Estimates of the economic potential of the industry indicate that it is a phenomenon not to be ignored. The oft-quoted Deloitte (2008) Report on medical tourism in Asia estimates the industry to grow by more than 20 per cent annually, and would be worth about USD4 billion for the Asian chapter by 2012. Leahy (2008) estimates the industry to be worth USD60 billion worldwide. Riding on
