In Europe, wealth inequality is directly related to tuberculosis (TB) notification (R2 = 0.69), while in countries with lower TB rates, higher proportions of TB cases occur in foreign-born persons. Particularly during times of financial upheaval, efforts to eliminate TB must address social inequality.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2857253 | PMC |
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1511.090916 | DOI Listing |
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