Medical tourism raises questions that highlight the need for care and caution

Chavada, Ruchir; Hui, Siong H; Nagendra, Vana

doi:10.5694/mja15.00004

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The article by Greenfield and Pawsey highlights the risks associated with medical tourism which is increasingly common among Australians.1 Cosmetic procedures like tattooing also place people at high risk of acquiring such infections.

Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, NSW

Correspondence: ruchirchavda@gmail.com

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1. Greenfield D, Pawsey M. Medical tourism raises questions that highlight the need for care and caution. Med J Aust 2014; 201: 568-569. <MJA full text>
2. Nelson R. Infectious risks of medical tourism. Lancet Infect Dis 2014; 14: 680-681.
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4. Chen LH, Wilson ME. The globalization of healthcare: implications of medical tourism for the infectious disease clinician. Clin Infect Dis 2013; 57: 1752-1759.

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