Research Article

TRADITIONAL AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE FROM HEALTH TOURISM PERSPECTIVE

Volume: 5 Number: 1 April 30, 2020
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TRADITIONAL AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE FROM HEALTH TOURISM PERSPECTIVE

Abstract

Health tourism, which is defined as travels for treatment, staying fit, protecting and improving health, has become an important source of income for countries in the last 20 years. Depending on globalization and the development of technology, the number of tourists traveling for health purposes is increasing rapidly in the world. In parallel with these increases, the demand for traditional and complementary medicine applications and products in the world is increasing. In Europe, more than 100 million people are traveling to receive these applications, and 25 million people are using traditional and complementary medicine products. These travels and expenditures provide significant income to the national economies. In Turkey, there has been an increase in both investments in health tourism and investments in traditional and complementary medicine applications and products in recent years. Turkey aims to gain more economic gains through its natural beauties, advanced medical infrastructure and recent investments on traditional and complementary medicine. With this conceptual study, it is aimed to address the Concept of traditional and complementary medicine from the perspective of health tourism.

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Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

April 30, 2020

Submission Date

February 25, 2020

Acceptance Date

May 1, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 5 Number: 1

APA
Tosun, N., Demir, Y., & Sağlık, E. (2020). TRADITIONAL AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE FROM HEALTH TOURISM PERSPECTIVE. International Journal of Health Management and Tourism, 5(1), 32-43. https://doi.org/10.31201/ijhmt.694384
AMA
1.Tosun N, Demir Y, Sağlık E. TRADITIONAL AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE FROM HEALTH TOURISM PERSPECTIVE. International Journal of Health Management and Tourism. 2020;5(1):32-43. doi:10.31201/ijhmt.694384
Chicago
Tosun, Nurperihan, Yaşar Demir, and Erkan Sağlık. 2020. “TRADITIONAL AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE FROM HEALTH TOURISM PERSPECTIVE”. International Journal of Health Management and Tourism 5 (1): 32-43. https://doi.org/10.31201/ijhmt.694384.
EndNote
Tosun N, Demir Y, Sağlık E (April 1, 2020) TRADITIONAL AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE FROM HEALTH TOURISM PERSPECTIVE. International Journal of Health Management and Tourism 5 1 32–43.
IEEE
[1]N. Tosun, Y. Demir, and E. Sağlık, “TRADITIONAL AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE FROM HEALTH TOURISM PERSPECTIVE”, International Journal of Health Management and Tourism, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 32–43, Apr. 2020, doi: 10.31201/ijhmt.694384.
ISNAD
Tosun, Nurperihan - Demir, Yaşar - Sağlık, Erkan. “TRADITIONAL AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE FROM HEALTH TOURISM PERSPECTIVE”. International Journal of Health Management and Tourism 5/1 (April 1, 2020): 32-43. https://doi.org/10.31201/ijhmt.694384.
JAMA
1.Tosun N, Demir Y, Sağlık E. TRADITIONAL AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE FROM HEALTH TOURISM PERSPECTIVE. International Journal of Health Management and Tourism. 2020;5:32–43.
MLA
Tosun, Nurperihan, et al. “TRADITIONAL AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE FROM HEALTH TOURISM PERSPECTIVE”. International Journal of Health Management and Tourism, vol. 5, no. 1, Apr. 2020, pp. 32-43, doi:10.31201/ijhmt.694384.
Vancouver
1.Nurperihan Tosun, Yaşar Demir, Erkan Sağlık. TRADITIONAL AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE FROM HEALTH TOURISM PERSPECTIVE. International Journal of Health Management and Tourism. 2020 Apr. 1;5(1):32-43. doi:10.31201/ijhmt.694384

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