Disease Burden of Chronic Hepatitis B among Immigrants in Canada

William WL Wong; Gloria Woo; E Jenny Heathcote; Murray Krahn

doi:10.1155/2013/924640

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology (Jan 2013)

Disease Burden of Chronic Hepatitis B among Immigrants in Canada

William WL Wong,
Gloria Woo,
E Jenny Heathcote,
Murray Krahn

Affiliations

William WL Wong: Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment Collaborative (THETA), University of Toronto, Canada
Gloria Woo: Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment Collaborative (THETA), University of Toronto, Canada
E Jenny Heathcote: Department of Medicine, Management and Evaluation and Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Canada
Murray Krahn: Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment Collaborative (THETA), University of Toronto, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/924640
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 27, no. 3
pp. 137 – 147

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: The prevalence of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) infection among immigrants to North America ranges from 2% to 15%, 40% of whom develop advanced liver disease. Screening for hepatitis B surface antigen is not recommended for immigrants.

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://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1720

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