Impacts of Globalization in Health

被引：4

作者：

Ioannou, Andriani ^{[1
]}

Mechili, Aggelos ^{[1
]}

Kolokathi, Aikaterini ^{[1
]}

Diomidous, Marianna ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Athens, Dept Nursing, GR-10679 Athens, Greece

来源：

INFORMATICS, MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY IN HEALTHCARE | 2013年 / 190卷

关键词：

Globalization; health services;

D O I：

10.3233/978-1-61499-276-9-222

中图分类号：

R19 [保健组织与事业（卫生事业管理）];

学科分类号：

摘要：

Introduction: Globalization is the process of international integration arising from the interchange of world views, products, ideas, and other aspects of culture. Globalization describes the interplay of macro-social forces across cultures. The purpose of this study is a systematic review of the bibliography on the impacts of globalization in health. The consequences of globalization on health present a twofold dimension, on the one hand affects the health of the population and on the other hand organization and functioning of health systems. As a result of globalization, there has been an undeniable economic development and technological progress to support the level of health around the world, improving the health status of certain populations with a beneficial increase in life expectancy. Conclusion: In many aspects globalization is good but there are many problems too.

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页码：222 / 224

页数：3