Economic crisis and communicable disease control in Europe: A scoping study among national experts

Boika Rechel, Marc Suhrcke, Svetla Tsolova, Jonathan E. Suk, Monica Desai, Martin McKee, David Stuckler, Ibrahim Abubakar, Paul Hunter, Michaela Senek and Jan C. Semenza

Health Policy, 2011, vol. 103, issue 2, 168-175

Abstract: The effects of the current global economic crisis on the spread and control of communicable diseases remain uncertain. This study aimed to explore experts’ views about the impact of the current crisis and measures that have been undertaken by governments to mitigate an alleged adverse effect of the crisis on communicable diseases.

Keywords: Communicable diseases; Communicable disease control; European Union; Economic crisis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2011.06.013

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