Did the 'Great Recession' produce a depression in tuberculosis incidence?

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 700-702

  Holland, David P ^a   Person, A K ^b   Stout, J E ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic recession; Emigration and immigration; Socio economic factors; Tuberculosis; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; ECONOMIC RECESSION; IMMIGRATION; INCIDENCE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES;

DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; ECONOMIC RECESSION; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79954547341     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.10.0480     Document Type: Article

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