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http://dx.doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2015.182

Word-of-mouth in medical tourism: the major determinant for Emirati patients to visit Korea  

Choi, Won Ah (Department of Hispanic Language and Literature, Seoul National University)
Kim, Hyungjin (International Health Services, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Lee, Sang-Chol (Heart, Vascular and Stroke Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
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The Korean journal of internal medicine / v.33, no.1, 2018 , pp. 221-223 More about this Journal
Keywords
Medical tourism; Emirati patients; Word-of-mouth;
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