Did the 'Great Recession' produce a depression in tuberculosis incidence?
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Holland, DP; Person, AK; Stout, JE
Published in: Int J Tuberc Lung Dis
May 2011
In 2009, the United States experienced a record drop in its tuberculosis (TB) case rate, coinciding with a major economic downturn. To investigate this relationship, we modeled short-term changes in gross domestic product, unemployment, and immigration as predictors of TB incidence. We also correlated each state's 2009-2010 change in unemployment with its 2008-2009 change in TB incidence. Although economic factors did not explain the decline, the 2009-2010 change in unemployment negatively correlated with incidence. We hypothesize that factors related to increased unemployment, such as diagnostic delay, may have played a role in the sudden drop in TB case rates.
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Int J Tuberc Lung Dis
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EISSN
1815-7920
Publication Date
May 2011
Volume
15
Issue
5
Start / End Page
700 / 702
Location
France
Related Subject Headings
- United States
- Unemployment
- Tuberculosis
- Socioeconomic Factors
- Microbiology
- Incidence
- Humans
- Gross Domestic Product
- Emigration and Immigration
- Economic Recession
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Holland, D. P., Person, A. K., & Stout, J. E. (2011). Did the 'Great Recession' produce a depression in tuberculosis incidence? Int J Tuberc Lung Dis, 15(5), 700–702. https://doi.org/10.5588/ijtld.10.0480
Holland, D. P., A. K. Person, and J. E. Stout. “Did the 'Great Recession' produce a depression in tuberculosis incidence?” Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 15, no. 5 (May 2011): 700–702. https://doi.org/10.5588/ijtld.10.0480.
Holland DP, Person AK, Stout JE. Did the 'Great Recession' produce a depression in tuberculosis incidence? Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2011 May;15(5):700–2.
Holland, D. P., et al. “Did the 'Great Recession' produce a depression in tuberculosis incidence?” Int J Tuberc Lung Dis, vol. 15, no. 5, May 2011, pp. 700–02. Pubmed, doi:10.5588/ijtld.10.0480.
Holland DP, Person AK, Stout JE. Did the 'Great Recession' produce a depression in tuberculosis incidence? Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2011 May;15(5):700–702.
Published In
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis
DOI
EISSN
1815-7920
Publication Date
May 2011
Volume
15
Issue
5
Start / End Page
700 / 702
Location
France
Related Subject Headings
- United States
- Unemployment
- Tuberculosis
- Socioeconomic Factors
- Microbiology
- Incidence
- Humans
- Gross Domestic Product
- Emigration and Immigration
- Economic Recession