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. 2020 May 6;5:19. doi: 10.1186/s41256-020-00147-2

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