Socialization, legitimation and the transfer of biomedical knowledge to low- and middle-income countries: analyzing the case of emergency medicine in India

Socialization, legitimation and the transfer of biomedical knowledge to low- and middle-income countries: analyzing the case of emergency medicine in India

Abstract Background Medical specialization is a key feature of biomedicine, and is a growing, but weakly understood aspect of health systems in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), including India. Emergency medicine is an example of a medical specialty that has been promoted in India by s...

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Main Authors: Veena Sriram, Asha George, Rama Baru, Sara Bennett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
Subjects:
Medical specialization
Power
India
Transnational
Diaspora
Health systems
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12939-018-0824-y

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