TY - JOUR T1 - Private medical clinic for travellers fills a niche in Vancouver JF - Canadian Medical Association Journal JO - CMAJ SP - 697 LP - 698 VL - 154 IS - 5 AU - A. Tempelman-Kluit Y1 - 1996/03/01 UR - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/154/5/697.abstract N2 - While controversy about the role of private clinics in Canada's health care system continues, a Vancouver physician has been running a private medicine centre for overseas travellers since 1991, and its popularity has been growing. For a $25 fee, the clinic provides vaccinations and disease-prevention information. More than 8000 patients used the service in 1994. ER -