Medical Tourism Benefcence or malefcence?
Journal Title: Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal - Year 2011, Vol 11, Issue 4
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Authors and Affiliations
Lamk Al-Lamki| Editor-in-Chief, SQU Medical Journal, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
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