TIBBIY TURIZM SOG‘LIQNI SAQLASH TURIZMINING TARKIBIY QISMI SIFATIDA: KONSEPTUAL TAHLIL
Keywords:
tibbiy turizm, sog‘liq turizmi, wellness turizmi, konseptual yondashuv, kontent-tahlil, push–pull modeliAbstract
Abstract:
This article provides a theoretical and conceptual analysis of medical tourism as an integral
component of health tourism. The main aim of the study is to synthesize existing academic
perspectives on medical tourism, clarify its conceptual content and boundaries, and substantiate
its position within the broader health tourism framework. The research is theoretical in nature and
applies content analysis and comparative analysis based on selected foreign monographs and
relevant scholarly literature. The findings reveal that there is no single unified definition of medical
tourism in international research; instead, multiple approaches coexist. The results also
demonstrate the intersection between medical tourism and wellness tourism within the health
tourism structure and explain medical tourists’ travel motivations through the push–pull
framework. The article contributes to building a conceptual foundation for further research and for
developing mechanisms to ensure the sustainable development of medical tourism in Uzbekistan.
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