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Healthcare tourism market in Singapore

Databases recommended :
Business Source Premier (Online guide in WMV File)
Factiva (Online guide in WMV File)
Global Market Information Database (List of Datatypes)
ABI/Inform (Online guide in WMV File)

To do a general or wide search on healthcare, try these searches in Business Source Premier:

1. UNCHECK the Full-Text box.

2. Enter any one of these searches in the search box:

healthcare and singapore
(healthcare or hospital*) and singapore

3. At the results list, Sort By Relevance.

4. You can also click on Industry Profiles to see the industry reports.

To do a more specific search, try these searches in Factiva:

1. Click on Region.
2. In Find a Region box, enter Singapore.
3. Click on Singapore (Region changes to Singapore).
4. Enter any of these searches:

(healthcare or hospital*) and market*
(healthcare or hospital*) and industry near5 analysis
healthcare near5 touris*
medical near5 touris*
health same touris*
wellness same touris*
healthcare and (foreign near5 patient*)
medical and (foreign near5 patient*)
medical and (foreign near5 visitor*)
(medical near5 device*) and healthcare
(medical or healthcare or hospital*) and touris* and (surger* or treatment*)
(medical or healthcare or hospital*) and touris* and (cosmetic near5 surger*)
(medical or healthcare or hospital*) and touris* and (plastic near5 surger*)
(medical or healthcare or hospital*) and touris* and (eye near5 surger*)
"SingaporeMedicine"
...etc

For a search on the market players or competitors, you will have to do a company search.

Search for the company in relation to the healthcare industry or other competitors.

Use Factiva and try these searches:

1. Place your mouse on Companies/Markets.
2. Select and click on Company.
3. In Company Name search box, enter the company name. (eg. Pacific Healthcare)

Steps 1-3 will list all articles about the company but this search route does not allow you
to narrow your search to specific searches.

So, if you want to find out specifics of the company, do a search in the search box in the main
screen:

1. Click on Region.
2. In Find a Region box, enter Singapore.
3. Click on Singapore (Region changes to Singapore).
4. Enter any of these searches:

Pacific Healthcare and marketing
Pacific Healthcare and strateg*
Pacific Healthcare and (cosmetic near5 surger*)
Pacific Healthcare and invest*
Pacific Healthcare and china
...etc

To find company financial information for a company, search for the company name
in these databases:

Osiris (Online guide in WMV File)
Oriana
Factiva (Online guide in WMV File)
ISI Emerging Markets (Online guide in WMV File)
LexisNexis Academic Universe (Online guide in WMV File)


To find the SWOT Analysis Reports of a company, search for the company name
from these databases:

Business Source Premier
Investext Plus (Online guide in WMV File)
Factiva

To find out more about customer preferences in general, try these searches in
Business Source Premier:

(medical n5 touris*)
and (preference* or need* or satisfact*) in All Text

Try these searches for a specific search on Singapore in Factiva:

1. Click on Region.
2. In Find a Region box, enter Singapore.
3. Click on Singapore (Region changes to Singapore).
4. Enter any of these searches:

(medical near5 touris*) and (preference* or need* or satisfact*)
(health near5 service*) and tourist* and (preference* or need* or satisfact*)
 

To find out more about other related industries, try these searches in Factiva:

1. Click on Region.
2. In Find a Region box, enter Singapore.
3. Click on Singapore (Region changes to Singapore).
4. Enter any of these searches:

(medical near5 touris*) and (travel near5 agen*)
(healthcare or hospital*) and (travel near5 agen*)
 

 

 
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