South Korea’s Medical Tourism Gains Nearly 29% in 2011; Rock Stars Help Drive Business
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
Spurred by strong government support, more foreign patients – particularly from China and Japan – are coming to South Korea for medical treatment, pushing medical tourism income to its highest level since figures were first published in 2006.
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