International Business Management

Year: 2013
Volume: 7
Issue: 6
Page No. 493 - 499

An Analysis of Competitiveness of Medical Tourism in Malaysia and Thailand:A Strategic Management Approach

Authors : Cheng Wei Hin, Abdul Manaf Bohari and Lim Theam Pu

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