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TURISMO MEDICO [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-03-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Medicine and Health
- Tourism
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- medical tourism
1, record 1, English, medical%20tourism
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
What's called medical tourism – patients going to a different country for either urgent or elective medical procedures – is fast becoming a worldwide, multibillion-dollar industry. 2, record 1, English, - medical%20tourism
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Médecine et santé
- Tourisme
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tourisme médical
1, record 1, French, tourisme%20m%C3%A9dical
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tourisme dont le but principal est d'obtenir des soins de santé à plus bas prix que ceux offerts dans son pays ou d'avoir accès à des pratiques médicales qui y sont interdites. 2, record 1, French, - tourisme%20m%C3%A9dical
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tourisme médical : terme et définition entérinés par le Comité de terminologie de Radio-Canada. 3, record 1, French, - tourisme%20m%C3%A9dical
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Medicina y Salud
- Turismo
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- turismo médico
1, record 1, Spanish, turismo%20m%C3%A9dico
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Turismo encaminado a recibir tratamiento médico en un lugar o país diferente al de origen. 2, record 1, Spanish, - turismo%20m%C3%A9dico
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El gobierno de la India lanzó una iniciativa para aumentar el "turismo médico", un lucrativo sector que crece a un ritmo del 15 por ciento anual pues cada vez más occidentales recurren a los hospitales indios. El año pasado fueron 150 mil turistas los que viajaron a la India para recibir tratamientos médicos [...] 3, record 1, Spanish, - turismo%20m%C3%A9dico
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