Muhammad Ashraf, Fauzi and Norhana, Mohd Aripin and Nur Sofia Nabila, Alimin and Ting, Irene Wei Kiong and Wider, Walton and Siti Sarah, Maidin and Zainul-Abideen, Ahmed Yousif Abbas (2024) Medical tourism in South East Asia : Science mapping of present and future trends. Asian Education and Development Studies. pp. 1-19. ISSN 2046-3162. (In Press / Online First) (In Press / Online First)
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Abstract
This study evaluates the knowledge structure of medical tourism within the geographical context of South East Asia. This region is one of the growing economic powerhouses in the world, and tourism activities have contributed a lot to its advancement. Design/methodology/approach: Applying a science mapping technique using bibliometric analysis, the current and emerging themes and future trends are analyzed using bibliographic coupling and co-word analysis. Findings: Findings show that current trends produced four themes: Fundamentals of medical tourism in Southeast Asia, determinants of tourist medical tourism visits, quality of medical and health service in Southeast Asia and impact of medical tourism on national economic growth. The future trends also produced four themes related to navigating excellence in medical tourism, medical tourism and economic growth, service quality in medical tourism services and accredited destinations in the globalized era of medical tourism. Research limitations/implications: This study is relevant to all stakeholders, operators and local communities in Southeast Asia tourism destinations to provide the best medical tourism with the best quality service and technologies. Originality/value: This study fills the gap by performing a bibliometric approach to reviewing medical tourism in Southeast Asia using a science mapping technique. Crucial themes are produced through topological and temporal streams that provide critical insight for future developments in medical tourism in the region.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | Indexed by Scopus |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Bibliometric analysis; Health tourism; Medical tourism; Science mapping; South East Asia |
| Subjects: | A General Works > AI Indexes (General) H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management |
| Faculty/Division: | Institute of Postgraduate Studies Faculty of Industrial Management |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Muhammad Ashraf Fauzi |
| Date Deposited: | 26 Jul 2024 04:11 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Jul 2024 04:27 |
| URI: | http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/42053 |
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