2016
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-016-1628-7
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Opportunities for reproductive tourism: cost and quality advantages of Turkey in the provision of in-vitro Fertilization (IVF) services

Abstract: BackgroundThe scale and scope of medical tourism have expanded rapidly over the last few decades. Turkey is becoming an important player in this market because of its relatively better service quality and large comparative cost advantage.MethodsThis paper compares cost, quality and effectiveness of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) in the USA and in Turkey. The data from Turkey were obtained from a hospital specializing in IVF services and the US data came from secondary sources. Package price offered by the domina… Show more

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“…In this regards reasonable price (8,9,(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28)) is a main factor. Medical tourists compare service costs and look for the destinations where provide their desired services at low and affordable price.…”
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confidence: 99%
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“…In this regards reasonable price (8,9,(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28)) is a main factor. Medical tourists compare service costs and look for the destinations where provide their desired services at low and affordable price.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Moreover, success rate of medical interventions is another factor international patients give a lot of importance to (23,28). Before choosing a particular destination for treatment, medical tourists want to know how much the success rate of interventions is in there.…”
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“…estimates of the overall number of medical tourists in the world), but only 10 articles included information about the number of medical travelers for specific destination countries. Overall, there were only minor adjustments to be included from the initial review: a slight increase in medical travelers in Turkey using 2011 data [18] and a fourfold increase in medical travelers to the Republic of Korea from 2014 data [19]. General factors of interest were not substantially different in the update review, reaffirming the choice of metrics and interpreted insights presented later.…”
Section: Measurementmentioning
confidence: 94%