title: Changing ethics in medical practice: a Thai perspective.
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.
authors.affiliation: School of Social Sciences, University of Adelaide, Australia. saniotis@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: Arthur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saniotis
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel / Q000208:ethnology; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology; D002016:Buddhism; D004465:Economic Competition; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D014943:Global Health; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008389:Marketing of Health Services / Q000941:ethics / Q000458:organization & administration; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional / Q000639:trends; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010686:Philosophy, Medical; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000941:ethics / Q000458:organization & administration; D012922:Social Change; D012945:Social Values; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000941:ethics / Q000458:organization & administration; D013785:Thailand; D014195:Travel / Q000941:ethics / Q000639:trends; D019366:Western World