Marked Disparity in the Epidemiology of Tuberculosis among Aboriginal Peoples on the Canadian Prairies: the Challenges and Opportunities

Richard Long; Vernon Hoeppner; Pamela Orr; Martha Ainslie; Malcolm King; Sylvia Abonyi; Maria Mayan; Dennis Kunimoto; Deanne Langlois-Klassen; Courtney Heffernan; Angela Lau; Dick Menzies

doi:10.1155/2013/429496

Canadian Respiratory Journal (Jan 2013)

Marked Disparity in the Epidemiology of Tuberculosis among Aboriginal Peoples on the Canadian Prairies: the Challenges and Opportunities

Richard Long,
Vernon Hoeppner,
Pamela Orr,
Martha Ainslie,
Malcolm King,
Sylvia Abonyi,
Maria Mayan,
Dennis Kunimoto,
Deanne Langlois-Klassen,
Courtney Heffernan,
Angela Lau,
Dick Menzies

Affiliations

Richard Long: Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Vernon Hoeppner: Department of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Pamela Orr: Department of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Martha Ainslie: Department of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Malcolm King: Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Sylvia Abonyi: Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Maria Mayan: Faculty of Extension, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Dennis Kunimoto: Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Deanne Langlois-Klassen: Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Courtney Heffernan: Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Angela Lau: Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Dick Menzies: Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/429496
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 20, no. 4
pp. 223 – 230

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: While it is established that Aboriginal peoples in the prairie provinces of Canada are disproportionately affected by tuberculosis (TB), little is known about the epidemiology of TB either within or across provincial borders.

Published in Canadian Respiratory Journal

ISSN: 1198-2241 (Print); 1916-7245 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the respiratory system
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/7503

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