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Table 5 Clusters of co-occurring keywords in policy-related publications on medical tourism

From: Where is the policy? A bibliometric analysis of the state of policy research on medical tourism

Cluster

Keywords

1

assisted reproduction, assisted reproductive technologies, commercial surrogacy, cross-border reproductive care, egg donation, ethics, Europe, exile, fertility tourism, gamete donation, Germany, health and wellness tourism, infertility, IVF, legal, oocyte donation, pluralism, reproductive tourism, reproductive travel, surrogacy, technologies, tourism

2

abroad, cross-border care, developing countries, experience, fertility, global health, globalization, health policy, health services, international patients, medical tourism, medical travel, NHS, outcomes, patient mobility, public health, risk

3

bioethics, China, clinics, cross-border healthcare, donation, governance, healthcare, India, innovation, organ trafficking, organ transplantation, poverty, therapies, trade, transplant tourism, transplantation

4

accreditation, Barbados, Caribbean, countries, destination, economic development, equity, health equity, healthcare, patient safety, quality, regulation, services, Thailand

5

access, Canada, challenges, commodification, experiences, gender, law, legislation, policy, public health, United States

6

borders, impact, international medical travel, Malaysia, perspective, surgery, travel

7

care, health, health tourism, international healthcare, Korea, public policy, wellness tourism