The impact of economic crises on communicable disease transmission and control: a systematic review of the evidence.

There is concern among public health professionals that the current economic downturn, initiated by the financial crisis that started in 2007, could precipitate the transmission of infectious diseases while also limiting capacity for control. Although studies have reviewed the potential effects of e...

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Main Authors: Marc Suhrcke, David Stuckler, Jonathan E Suk, Monica Desai, Michaela Senek, Martin McKee, Svetla Tsolova, Sanjay Basu, Ibrahim Abubakar, Paul Hunter, Boika Rechel, Jan C Semenza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21695209/?tool=EBI