The Epidemiology of Hepatitis C in a Canadian Indigenous Population

Julia Uhanova; Robert B Tate; Douglas J Tataryn; Gerald Y Minuk

doi:10.1155/2013/380963

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology (Jan 2013)

The Epidemiology of Hepatitis C in a Canadian Indigenous Population

Julia Uhanova,
Robert B Tate,
Douglas J Tataryn,
Gerald Y Minuk

Affiliations

Julia Uhanova: Section of Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Robert B Tate: Department of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Douglas J Tataryn: Department of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Gerald Y Minuk: Section of Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/380963
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 27, no. 6
pp. 336 – 340

Abstract

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BACKGROUND An estimated 1% to 1.9% of North Americans are infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV). Although Indigenous peoples are considered to bear the highest burden, there are only limited data regarding the demographic features and epidemiology of hepatitis C in this population.

Published in Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

ISSN: 0835-7900 (Print); 1916-7237 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology
Website: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/cjgh/

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