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Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Is globalization healthy: a statistical indicator analysis of the impacts of globalization on health | Martens et al. Globalization and Health 2010 6 16 http content 6 1 16 H2 GLOBALIZATION . 7 AND HEALTH RESEARCH Open Access Is globalization healthy a statistical indicator analysis of the impacts of globalization on health Pim Martens1 2 Su-Mia Akin1 Huynen Maud1 Raza Mohsin1 Abstract It is clear that globalization is something more than a purely economic phenomenon manifesting itself on a global scale. Among the visible manifestations of globalization are the greater international movement of goods and services financial capital information and people. In addition there are technological developments more transboundary cultural exchanges facilitated by the freer trade of more differentiated products as well as by tourism and immigration changes in the political landscape and ecological consequences. In this paper we link the Maastricht Globalization Index with health indicators to analyse if more globalized countries are doing better in terms of infant mortality rate under-five mortality rate and adult mortality rate. The results indicate a positive association between a high level of globalization and low mortality rates. In view of the arguments that globalization provides winners and losers and might be seen as a disequalizing process we should perhaps be careful in interpreting the observed positive association as simple evidence that globalization is mostly good for our health. It is our hope that a further analysis of health impacts of globalization may help in adjusting and optimising the process of globalization on every level in the direction of a sustainable and healthy development for all. Introduction In the past globalization has often been seen as a more or less economic process characterized by increased deregulated trade electronic communication and capital mobility. However globalization is becoming increasingly perceived as a more comprehensive phenomenon that is shaped by a multitude of factors and events and that