Introduction: Although many factors can affect the choice of destination in medical tourism, some factors are indispensable to medical tourists and medical tourism. The aim of this study was to analyze important factors affecting the selection of a destination by potential medical tourists. Methods: This descriptive, cross-sectional study, conducted in Tu...

CONTEXT It is common practice worldwide for health professionals to study abroad. However, the outcome of such experience has not been rigorously evaluated in China. Our current study aimed to quantify the impact on research of studying abroad among Chinese health professionals. METHODS A self-administered structured questionnaire was developed among health professionals in Harbin Medical Uni...

Indonesian Migrant Workers (TKI) is one of the country's largest foreign exchange. Along with number TKI who work abroad, increasing treatment that not in accordance what expected by workers. The employers or often contrary to applicable law. provisions Law Number 18 2017 concerning Protection Abroad regulates how protection working labor law employment (Labor Law) part regarding regulation rel...

This paper investigates whether studying abroad increases the propensity to live abroad later on. We use an instrumental variable approach based on cut-offs in the ranking of Dutch higher education graduates who applied for a specific scholarship program. Applicants with a ranking above the cut-off received a scholarship from the program to study abroad, whereas students with a ranking below th...

IN XAVIER BOSCH’S INTERVIEW “SPAIN’S science minister sees future in telecom” (News Focus, 31 Jan., p. 653), Josep Piqué, Spanish Minister of Science and Technology, asserts that “[n]ow there are many more scientists from abroad working in Spain than there are Spanish scientists abroad.” This statement raises doubts among Spanish scientists both inside and outside of Spain, and thus we tried to...