DETERMINING AND PRIORITIZING FACTORS AFFECTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF MEDICAL TOURISM WITH AN EMPHASIS ON DOMESTIC TOURISTS (CASE STUDY: CITY OF MASHHAD)

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KARAMI FARIBA; BAYATI KHATIBI MARYAM; TALEBZADEH SHOUSHTARI ALI

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Journal: Journal of Geography and Regional Development Year:2017 | Volume:14 | Issue:2 (27) Page(s): 109-128

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DETERMINING AND PRIORITIZING FACTORS AFFECTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF MEDICAL TOURISM WITH AN EMPHASIS ON DOMESTIC TOURISTS (CASE STUDY: CITY OF MASHHAD)

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KARAMI FARIBA | BAYATI KHATIBI MARYAM | TALEBZADEH SHOUSHTARI ALI | Issue Writer Certificate

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AHP TECHNIQUESQ1

CITY OF MASHHADQ1

DOMESTIC TOURISTSQ1

FRIEDMAN TESTQ1

MEDICAL TOURISMQ2

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Introduction: MEDICAL TOURISM as one of the aspects of tourism contributing to the sustainable development and economic mobility of the country has been regarded as an important branch of health tourism in several countries, either developed or developing, over the past few years. In this form of tourism, many patients would travel to well-known and credible medical centers in developed countries or capitals which hold healthcare facilities, in order to receive treatments. Iran, as one of the developing countries, has also been engaged in a number of such actions in this field, over the past few years. The CITY OF MASHHAD has been selected as the region of the study due to a set of specific features this area contains; the presence of Imam Reza’s (AS) holy shrine in Mashhad is the main reason which attracts millions of fascinated pilgrims each year. On the other hand, the existence of well-equipped hospitals and medical centers in Mashhad has led to a considerable number of medical tourists seeking entry to the city. Moreover, train stations, intercity bus transportation system and the international airport are the additional means to which the accessibility of such tourists from all over Iran to medical centers located in Mashhad has been made easier…

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KARAMI, FARIBA, BAYATI KHATIBI, MARYAM, & TALEBZADEH SHOUSHTARI, ALI. (2017). DETERMINING AND PRIORITIZING FACTORS AFFECTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF MEDICAL TOURISM WITH AN EMPHASIS ON DOMESTIC TOURISTS (CASE STUDY: CITY OF MASHHAD). JOURNAL OF GEOGRAPHY AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 14(2 (27)), 109-128. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/99040/en

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KARAMI FARIBA, BAYATI KHATIBI MARYAM, TALEBZADEH SHOUSHTARI ALI. DETERMINING AND PRIORITIZING FACTORS AFFECTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF MEDICAL TOURISM WITH AN EMPHASIS ON DOMESTIC TOURISTS (CASE STUDY: CITY OF MASHHAD). JOURNAL OF GEOGRAPHY AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT[Internet]. 2017;14(2 (27)):109-128. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/99040/en

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FARIBA KARAMI, MARYAM BAYATI KHATIBI, and ALI TALEBZADEH SHOUSHTARI, “DETERMINING AND PRIORITIZING FACTORS AFFECTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF MEDICAL TOURISM WITH AN EMPHASIS ON DOMESTIC TOURISTS (CASE STUDY: CITY OF MASHHAD),” JOURNAL OF GEOGRAPHY AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, vol. 14, no. 2 (27), pp. 109–128, 2017, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/99040/en

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