Research on ways to attract foreign patients to a Korean medicine clinic: a retrospective 2024 case study from Seoul

The result of this study suggests that TKM-based medical tourism has a meaning in the realm of treating musculoskeletal disorders but also in internal medicine care. Also, this is the first post-COVID-19 study analyzing a TKM clinic in the context of medical tourism globalization. The growing demand for internal medicine services along with long-term herbal medicine use highlights the importance of integrated and personalized TKM medical programs to enhance the global competitiveness of TKM.

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Frontiers in Medicine
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2025-08-21
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https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2025.1633139
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Global Healthcare and Medical Tourism
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Research on ways to attract foreign patients to a Korean medicine clinic: a retrospective 2024 case study from Seoul

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Research on ways to attract foreign patients to a Korean medicine clinic: a retrospective 2024 case study from Seoul

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The result of this study suggests that TKM-based medical tourism has a meaning in the realm of treating musculoskeletal disorders but also in internal medicine care. Also, this is the first post-COVID-19 study analyzing a TKM clinic in the context of medical tourism globalization. The growing demand for internal medicine services along with long-term herbal medicine use highlights the importance of integrated and personalized TKM medical programs to enhance the global competitiveness of TKM.

Frontiers in MedicineVol. 12
Dongguk University (KR), Dunsan Korean Medicine Hospital (KR), Semyung University (KR)
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