Desafios do turismo médico e de saúde: uma revisão da literatura de 2009 a 2020

Autores

  • Yuly Andrea Ramírez Sierra Docente de la Universidad de Investigación y Desarrollo - UDI

Palavras-chave:

potencial, Turismo médico, turismo de saúde, desafios, turista médico, destino turístico

Resumo

A revisão da literatura sobre turismo médico e de saúde é realizada para identificar os desafios que esta temática representa para pesquisadores, acadêmicos, entidades privadas e governo; A informação recolhida e analisada corresponde a pesquisas publicadas de setembro de 2009 a dezembro de 2020, na base de dados ScienceDirect e por snowball, que permite identificar os aspetos que contribuem para melhorar a satisfação do turista médico e fortalecer um destino turístico, bem como a criação de redes de partes interessadas e a adoção de políticas para melhorar não só o setor, mas também para impactar positivamente o sistema de saúde.

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2021-07-30

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Bibliographic review article