title: Children travelling for treatment: what we don't know.
abstract: Travel for the purposes of obtaining medical treatment is increasing, but very little is known about the extent or nature of child medical travel. This paper discusses the outcome of a systematic search for academic literature on paediatric medical travel, outlines the potential significance of 'return health migration' by parents and children from minority ethnic groups in the UK, and suggests an agenda for future multidisciplinary research in this field.
authors.affiliation: Faulty of Health and Life Sciences, School of Applied Social Sciences, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK.
authors.forename: Lorraine
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Culley
authors.forename: Nicky
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hudson
authors.forename: Kylie
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Baldwin
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lakhanpaul
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003142:Communication; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D006801:Humans; D057193:Medical Tourism / Q000523:psychology* / Q000639:trends; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: child medical tourism; medical tourism; medical travel; paediatric medical tourism