Abhiyan, J. (2006). Globalization and health: Towards the National health Assembly II.

51. M., Singal, M. & Kara, D. (2011). Consumer decision components for medical tourism: a stakeholder approach. University of Massachusetts, 16th Graduate Students Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism. 1-11.

American Medical Association (2008). New AMA guidelines on medical tourism.

American Medical Association-OMSS (2008). Medical travel outside the U.S. OMSS Governing Council Report B, June.

Are you really covered? (2007). Consumer Reports 72(9): 16-20. Available from: http://www.pnhp.org/news/2007/august/consumer_reports_on_.php Accessed 31.05.13.

Barmeyer, J. (2007). The next generation of vacations – medical tourism. Insight Business.

Beauvais, B., Brooks, M. & Wood, S. (2010). Gazing through the looking glass… analysis of the impact of the US health care reform bill on the international health & business landscape. Proceedings of the 17th Annual South Dakota International Business Conference. 50-64.

Barclay, Eliza. (2009, March 14). Stem-cell experts raise concerns about medical tourism. World Report. 373, 883-884.

Begde, P. (2008). Opportunity and challenges for Medical tourism in India. Presented at the Conference on Tourism in India-Challenges Ahead.

Bhangale, V. (2008). Medical tourism: Taking a big way in India. Presented at the Conference on Tourism in India-Challenges Ahead.

Bhattacharya, M. (2008). Advantage Gujarat in medical tourism. Presented at the Conference on Tourism in India- Challenges Ahead.

Canadian Tourism Commission. (2006). Identifying the spa traveler: a look at us and Canadian consumer attitudes and motivators for spa vacations.

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. (2006). The number of uninsured Americans is at an all-time high. Retrieved from http://www.cbpp.org/research/the-number-of-uninsured-americans-is-at-an-all-time-high?fa=view&id=628

Chakravarthy, K., Ravi Kumar, C.H., & Deepthi, K. (2008). SWOT Analysis on medical tourism (presented at the Conference on Tourism in India-Challenges Ahead.

Chaynee, W. (2003). Health Tourism to Drive Earnings. Mierscope (The Malaysian Institute of Economic Research).

Chee, H. (2007, Jan 1). Medical tourism in Malaysia: International movement of healthcare consumers and the commodification of healthcare. Asia Research Institute Working Paper No. 83.

Cherukara, J. & J. Manalel. (2008). Medical tourism in Kerala: Challenges and scope. Presented at the Conference on Tourism in India- Challenges Ahead.

Chinai, R. & R. Goswami. (2007). Medical visas mark growth of Indian medical tourism. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. March 85(3), 164-165.

Cohen, E. (2008). Medical tourism in Thailand. AU-GSB e-Journal, an on-line scholarly publication issued twice a year by the Graduate School of Business, Assumption University of Thailand.

Cohen, I. (2012). Medical tourism: The view from ten thousand feet. Hastings Center Report, 40(2), 11-12.

Deloitte LLP (Dec15, 2008). Medical tourism: The Asian chapter.

DeNavas-Walt, C., Proctor, B. D., & Smith, J. C. (2012). Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2011. Current Population Reports: Consumer Income series. Report No. P60-243, U.S. Census Bureau. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.

Development Research News (2005). The future looks bright for health tourism. Philippine Institute for Development Studies. 23(5-b).

Ernst, D. (2006). Medical tourism: why Americans take medical vacations abroad. Pacific Research Institute. 4(9), 1-4.

Garza, A. M. Stanich, K. Southisombath. (nd) Californians who access health care services in another country. University of California, San Francisco, Fresno. Health and Policy Research Unit.

Gopol, R. (2008). The key issues and challenges in medical tourism sector in India (A hospital perspective). Presented at the Conference on tourism in India-Challenges Ahead.

Herrick, D. M. (2007). Medical tourism: Global competition in health care. National Center for Policy Analysis, Dallas, TX, Report No. 304, November.

Huff-Rouselle, M, Shepherd, C., Cushman, R., Imrie, J., & Lalta, S. (1995). Prospects for health tourism exports for the English-speaking Caribbean. World Bank.

Horowitz, M., Rosensweig, J. and Jones, C. (2007, Nov 13). Medical tourism: Globalization of the healthcare marketplace. MedGenMed.

Kalshetti, P. and Pillai, D. (2008). Tourism products development and management medical tourism-a shifting paradigm. Presented at the Conference on Tourism in India-Challenges Ahead.

Kaur, J., Sundar, G. H., Vaidya, D. and Bhargava, S. (2007). Health tourism in India growth and opportunities. Presented at the International Conference on Marketing and Society.

Keckley, P. H., & Underwood, H. R. (2009). Medical tourism: Updates and implications, Deloitte Center for Health Solutions. Retrieved from:

http://www.deloitte.com/assets/Dcom-Greece/Local%20Assets/Documents/Attachments/Health/Medical_tourism09.pdf

Keckley, P. H., & Underwood, H. R. (2008). Medical tourism: consumers in search of value, Deloitte Center for Health Solutions. Retrieved from:

http://www.deloitte.com/assets/Dcom-Croatia/Local%20Assets/Documents/hr_...(3).pdf

Khoo, L. (2003). Trends in foreign patient admission in Singapore(Ministry of Health Information paper No. 2003/01). Retrieved from: www.moh.gov.sg/mohcorp/uploadedFiles/Publications/Information_Papers/2003/TRENDS_IN_FOREIGN_PATIENT_ADMISSION_IN_SINGAPORE.pdf

Lee, C. (2008). Medical tourism, an emerging international business. Monash Business Review. Issue eight.

Lee, C. and M. Spisto. (2007). Medical tourism, the future of health services. Going for gold – Best practices in Ed. & Public. Paper No. 07-07, Department of Business Management, National Sun Yat-sen University.

MCOL (2005, Oct 22). Mexican health care for Americans. MCOL Weekend.

Medical Tourism Association (2011). Certified facilitators. Retrieved from http://www.medicaltourismassociation.com/en/certified-facilitators.html

Meleigy, M. (2007). Medical visas mark growth of Indian medical tourism. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. March 2007:164166.

Miller, Richard K., & Associates. (June 12, 2009). Consumer healthcare 2009.

Murugan, A. (2008). Medical tourism: Opportunities and challenges in Tamil Nadu. Presented at the Conference on Tourism in India- Challenges Ahead.

Papandropoulis, A. (2000). Medical tourism and its great importance for Greece. Trade with Greece. No. 19 November 2000.

Piazolo, M & Zanca, N. A. (2010). The economics of medical tourism a case study for USA and India. MEB 2010 – 8th International Conference on Management, Enterprise and Benchmarking, 123-140.

Prasad, C. B. (2007). Medical tourism industry – Advantage India. Presented at the Conference on Global Competition and Competitiveness of India Corporate.

Report on 2009-2014 outlook for medical tourism in Greater China. (2009).

Shaikh, Z., & Khan, G. (2006). A case study on medical tourism in Hyderabad City. Indmedica Cyber Lectures.

Simon, K. (2010). Implications of health care reform for employers: An analysis of the patient protection and affordable care act. Center for American Progress.

Smith, G. (2006, June 27). The globalization of health care: Can medical tourism reduce health care costs? Hearings of U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging.

Stackpole, I and E. Ziemba. (2008). Recreational and medical tourism & retirement living: opportunities & challenges for tourism professionals. Stackpole and Associates.

Tico Times. (2008). Medical tourism: more tuck for the buck; more crown for the colon. In Exploring Costa Rica 2008/9. 16th edition. San Jose, CR.

Tata, S. (2007). Medical travel in Asia and the Pacific: challenges and opportunities. United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific.

Vijay, N. (2007). Medical tourism: Subsidizing health care for developed countries. Third World Network.

Wolfe, S. (2006). Patients without Borders: the emergence of medical tourism. Public Citizen Health Group. July 22(7).

World Health Organization. (2007). Wastes from Health-Care Activities Fact Sheet.