Table 5.
Clusters of co-occurring keywords in policy-related publications 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 |