Turystyka medyczna w obszarach przygranicznych przykładzie województwa zachodniopomorskiego
Medical tourism in the border areas on the example of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Summary/Abstract: This article is about medical tourism in peripheral areas. The aim of the study is to present the issues of medical tourism development in the border region. The territorial region of research was the West Pomeranian Voivodeship. The paper used the method of analysis of the source data and the results of surveys conducted by the author. The article shows what medical tourism is and what are its manifestations. The development potential of this form of tourism in the border area was presented. The trends of medical tourism development are shown and the conditions for its development in the border area are pointed out. The research shows that medical tourism is an important factor in the development of cross-border areas. Changing the functions of the borders, freedom of movement of the population and creating a wide range of medical services targeted at foreign clients influenced the development of this form of tourism. Medical tourism should become a tourist product of the West Pomeranian region; becoming a significant complement to already implemented tourist functions in the region.

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