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1. Introduction
2. Underlying social determinants of TB
3. Rudolph Virchow and Robert Koch
4. Economic and social changes reduced TB
5. Declining of TB deaths in the 20th century
6. Future TB scenarios
7. Correlation between poverty and TB (1)
8. Correlation between poverty and TB (2)
9. TB and economic recession, 1990s
10. Household / individual level
11. What is causing TB?
12. Socioeconomic status influences the risk of TB
13. Risk factors for progression to disease
14. Regional variations in HBCs
15. Poverty-disease trap
16. Actions: from prime minister to clinic
17. Politics, medicine on a grand scale
18. Thank you

Topics Covered

• History of TB trends in Europe
• Association between TB and socioeconomic factors
• Causal pathways
• Direct risk factors for TB
• The poverty-disease trap
• Entry points for interventions on social determinants

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Series:

• Tuberculosis

Categories:

• Microbiology

Therapeutic Areas:

• Infectious Diseases
• Respiratory Diseases

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Publication History

• Published on February 28, 2013

Financial Disclosures

• Dr. Knut Lönnroth has not informed HSTalks of any commercial/financial relationship that it is appropriate to disclose.