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HEALTH - Patients without borders

Jun 11, 2008
By Marge Tubalkain-Trell

NORTHERN SMILE: Many Scandinavians are coming to the region for dental treatment.

TALLINN - Thousands of years ago, Greek pilgrims discovered Epidauria. A small territory in the Saronic Gulf, Epidauria was considered the home of Asklepios, the god of healing. In ancient times people traveled over land and sea to be cured of ailments. Today the practice has grown to the extent that travel agencies and mass media have given it a name – medical tourism. The main reasons people come to Estonia for treatments are lower prices, smaller queues and more choices for treatment ...

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