Abstract
The pace of social change in Thailand has seen the rise of various medical services and a global clientele. Currently, medical tourism and cosmetic surgery have an important role in medical practice here. A growing medical market offers a range of services at competitive rates and high levels of efficiency. This essay provides an overview of medical practices in Thailand and their effect on ordinary people.
MeSH terms
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Attitude of Health Personnel / ethnology
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Attitude to Health / ethnology
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Buddhism
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Economic Competition
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Efficiency, Organizational
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Global Health
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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
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Humans
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Marketing of Health Services / ethics
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Marketing of Health Services / organization & administration
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Medicine, Chinese Traditional / trends
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Organizational Innovation
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Philosophy, Medical*
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Practice Patterns, Physicians'* / ethics
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Practice Patterns, Physicians'* / organization & administration
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Social Change*
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Social Values
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Surgery, Plastic* / ethics
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Surgery, Plastic* / organization & administration
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Thailand
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Travel / ethics
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Travel / trends
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Western World