University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal) Libraries at University of Nebraska-Lincoln August 2016 A Webometric Analysis of Medical Tourism Websites in Kerala S Thanuskodi "Dr." "Alagappa University, India",
[email protected] Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/libphilprac Part of the Library and Information Science Commons Thanuskodi, S "Dr.", "A Webometric Analysis of Medical Tourism Websites in Kerala" (2016). Library Philosophy and Practice (e- journal). 1411. http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/libphilprac/1411 1 A Webometric Analysis of Medical Tourism Websites in Kerala *Dr. S. Thanuskodi & ** S. Naseehath *Professor & Head **Research Scholar Department of Library and Information Science Alagappa University, Karaikudi, India – 630 003 Email:
[email protected] Abstract Medical Tourism is any kind of travel to make a person or a member of his family healthier (Raj,2006). The word Medical Tourism was coined when people started looking outside west for cheaper medical treatment with international quality. It can be broadly defined as provision of 'cost effective' private medical care in collaboration with the tourism industry for patients needing surgical care and other forms. Kerala has become one of the leading Medical Tourism destinations of India and gained international attention for health tourism and is becoming a popular health tourism hub. There are a number of speciality hospitals in Kerala that offer specialized care for complex medical conditions. Patients from all over the world are becoming medical tourist in Kerala for low cost and health restorative alternative treatments. Speciality hospitals in Kerala are at the forefront of Medical Tourism.