摘要：In Europe, there is evidence of the effect of the global financial crisis and austerity measures on vulnerable people's health: increasing risky health behaviours, difficulties accessing health care and poorer mental, maternal and child health. 1 There are little data on the extent to which communicable diseases are affected by the economic crisis in developed countries. However, a meta- analysis suggests worse health outcomes affecting the whole population, with infants, elderly, poor and/or homeless people, prisoners and immigrants car- rying the main burden.
