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South Korea is a fast-growing medical tourism destination. It is home to some of the best hospitals and specialty clinics in the world, offering world-class expertise, state-of-the-art facilities and warm hospitality. South Korea was holding more than 6% in Asia medical tourism market in 2011. It is foreseen that South Korea will desperately looking forward to compete with other Asian rivals. It is forecasted that by 2015, South Korea will attract more than 300 Thousand medical tourists. Renub Research report titled " South Korea Medical Tourism: Number of Medical Tourists & Medical Tourism Market Forecast to 2015 provides the current status and outlook of South Korea medical tourism market survey analysis, comparison of the overall market size in Asia, the number of customers of the medical tourists change projections and the cost of various types of surgery in the United States, UK, growing to promote the exchange of factors and issues analysis information. The report also entails major drivers and roadblocks of South Korea medical tourism market. Key Topics Covered in the Report Number of Medical Tourists Arrival in Asia (2008 2015) Medical Tourism Market in Asia (2008 - 2015) South Korea Medical Tourist Share in Asia (2008 2015) South Korea Medical Tourism Market Share in Asia (2008 2015) Number of Medical Tourist Arrivals in South Korea (2008 2015) Medical Tourism Market in South Korea (2008 2015) Cost Comparison of Various types of Surgeries in Unites States, UK and South Korea Major Drivers and Challenges of Medical Tourism in South Korea

Data Sources This report is built using data and information sourced from proprietary databases, primary and secondary research and in-house analysis by Renub Research team of industry experts. Primary sources include industry surveys and telephone interviews with industry experts.

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Secondary sources information and data has been collected from various printable and nonprintable sources like search engines, News websites, Government Websites, Trade Journals, White papers, Government Agencies, Magazines, Newspapers, Trade associations, Books, Industry Portals, Industry Associations and access to more than 100 paid databases.

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Table of Contents
1. 2. Executive Summary Asia Medical Tourism Overview 2.1 2.2 3. Asia Medical Tourist Arrivals & Forecast Asia Medical Tourism Market & Forecast

South Korea Medical Tourist Arrivals Share, Medical Tourism Market Share & Forecast (in

Asia) 3.1 3.2 4. South Korea Medical Tourist Arrivals Share & Forecast South Korea Medical Tourism Market Share & Forecast

South Korea Medical Tourism Overview 4.1 4.2 Medical Tourist Arrivals & Forecast Medical Tourism Market & Forecast

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South Korea Medical Tourism Cost Analysis in Comparison to USA & UK 5.1.1 5.1.2 5.1.3 Cardiac/Heart Surgery Orthopedic Surgery Cosmetic/Plastic Surgery

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South Korea Medical Tourism Growth Drivers 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 South Korea Launches Medical Tourism Plan Busan Becomes Hot Spot for Medical Tourism Jeju Island to be turned into Resort Style Medical Tourism Centre Providing One-stop Service for Medical Tourism Relaxed Foreign Ownership to boost Medical Travel Industry Koreas Local Governments Build Health Care Clusters to Attract Foreign Patients Korean Medical Tourism Wave Ripple in Pact with Abu Dhabi Strong Government Support

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South Korea Medical Tourism Challenges 7.1 7.2 Language and Cultural Barrier Malpractice Compensation

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7.3

Foreigners Victims of Inflated Medical Fees

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List of Figures:
Figure 2-1: Asia Medical Tourism Arrivals (Number), 2008 2011 Figure 2-2: Asia Forecast for Medical Tourism Arrivals (Number), 2012 2015 Figure 2-3: Asia Medical Tourism Market (Million US$), 2008 2011 Figure 2-4: Asia Forecast for Medical Tourism Market (Million US$), 2012 2015 Figure 3-1: South Korea Medical Tourist Arrivals Share in Asia (Percent), 2008 2011 Figure 3-2: South Korea Forecast for Medical Tourist Arrivals Share in Asia (Percent), 2012 2015 Figure 3-3: South Korea Medical Tourism Market Share in Asia (Percent), 2008 2011 Figure 3-4: South Korea Forecast for Medical Tourism Market Share in Asia (Percent), 2012 2015 Figure 4-1: South Korea Medical Tourist Arrivals (Number), 2007 2011 Figure 4-2: South Korea Forecast for Medical Tourist Arrivals (Number), 2012 2015 Figure 4-3: South Korea Medical Tourism Market (Million US$), 2007 2011 Figure 4-4: South Korea Forecast for Medical Tourism Market (Million US$), 2012 2015 Figure 6-2: South Korea Government & Private Sector Investment in Healthcare Town of Jeju Free International City Development Center (Million US$ & Percent), 2009

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List of Tables:
Table 5-1: South Korea Cost Comparison of Cardiac Surgery (US$), 2011 Table 5-2: South Korea Cost Comparison of Orthopedic Surgery (US$), 2011 Table 5-3: South Korea Cost Comparison of Cosmetic Surgery (US$), 2011 Table 6-1: South Korea Agreement Hospitals Name Table 7-1: South Korea Price List for Foreign Patients (US$)

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