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Caring for Non-residents in Barbados: Examining the Implications of Inbound Transnational Medical Care for Public and Private Health Care

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© 2013 Jeremy Snyder, Valorie A. Crooks, Leigh Turner, Rory Johnston, Henry Fraser, Laura Kadowaki, Mary Choi and Krystyna Adams

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Snyder, J. et al. (2013). Caring for Non-residents in Barbados: Examining the Implications of Inbound Transnational Medical Care for Public and Private Health Care. In: Botterill, D., Pennings, G., Mainil, T. (eds) Medical Tourism and Transnational Health Care. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137338495_4

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