title: Stem cell tourism and public education: the missing elements.
abstract: Stem cell tourism describes the Internet-based industry where in patients receive unproven stem cell interventions. To better inform the public, several organizations provide educational material on stem cell therapies and tourism; however, an assessment of the currently available resources reveals a lack of comprehensive information, suggesting that further efforts are needed.
authors.affiliation: Alden March Bioethics Institute, Albany Medical College, 47 New Scotland Avenue, MC 153, Albany, NY 12208-3478, USA; Health Law Institute, Law Centre, University of Alberta, 89 Avenue and 111 Street, Edmonton, AB T6G, Canada.
authors.forename: Zubin
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Master
authors.affiliation: Health Law Institute, Law Centre, University of Alberta, 89 Avenue and 111 Street, Edmonton, AB T6G, Canada.
authors.forename: Kelsey
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Robertson
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, University at Albany, State University of New York, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12222, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Frederick
authors.affiliation: School of Linguistics and Language Studies, PA 236, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6, Canada.
authors.forename: Christen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rachul
authors.affiliation: Health Law Institute, Law Centre, University of Alberta, 89 Avenue and 111 Street, Edmonton, AB T6G, Canada. Electronic address: caulfield@ualberta.ca.
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Caulfield
mesh_terms: D004493:Education; D006801:Humans; D057193:Medical Tourism; D057766:Policy; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000941:ethics; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology*; D057170:Translational Research, Biomedical