title: Medical tourism.
abstract: Medical tourism is becoming popular as an alternative to the high cost of health care in the United States and as an inexpensive resource for cosmetic surgery. The occupational health nurse is an excellent resource to assist in the pre-decision due diligence and post-decision travel health counseling.
authors.affiliation: FinCor Solutions, Lansing, MI, USA.
authors.forename: Olga S
authors.initials: OS
authors.lastname: Tompkins
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D057193:Medical Tourism / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009785:Occupational Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012449:Safety; D014481:United States