The Burden of Hepatitis C Virus Infection Is Growing: A Canadian Population-Based Study of Hospitalizations from 1994 to 2004
BACKGROUND: Nearly 1% of Canadians are infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV). Simulation analyses have suggested that HCV will place an increasing burden on the health care system as the infected population ages, but supportive clinical data are limited.
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| description | BACKGROUND: Nearly 1% of Canadians are infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV). Simulation analyses have suggested that HCV will place an increasing burden on the health care system as the infected population ages, but supportive clinical data are limited. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5accf3c55be24b69b076ae77fa0afc282025-02-03T05:50:08ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002008-01-0122438138710.1155/2008/173153The Burden of Hepatitis C Virus Infection Is Growing: A Canadian Population-Based Study of Hospitalizations from 1994 to 2004Robert P Myers0MingFu Liu1Abdel Aziz M Shaheen2Liver Unit, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, CanadaHealth System Analysis Unit, Quality, Safety and Health Information, Calgary Health Region, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaLiver Unit, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, CanadaBACKGROUND: Nearly 1% of Canadians are infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV). Simulation analyses have suggested that HCV will place an increasing burden on the health care system as the infected population ages, but supportive clinical data are limited.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/173153 |
| spellingShingle | Robert P Myers MingFu Liu Abdel Aziz M Shaheen The Burden of Hepatitis C Virus Infection Is Growing: A Canadian Population-Based Study of Hospitalizations from 1994 to 2004 Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology |
| title | The Burden of Hepatitis C Virus Infection Is Growing: A Canadian Population-Based Study of Hospitalizations from 1994 to 2004 |
| title_full | The Burden of Hepatitis C Virus Infection Is Growing: A Canadian Population-Based Study of Hospitalizations from 1994 to 2004 |
| title_fullStr | The Burden of Hepatitis C Virus Infection Is Growing: A Canadian Population-Based Study of Hospitalizations from 1994 to 2004 |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Burden of Hepatitis C Virus Infection Is Growing: A Canadian Population-Based Study of Hospitalizations from 1994 to 2004 |
| title_short | The Burden of Hepatitis C Virus Infection Is Growing: A Canadian Population-Based Study of Hospitalizations from 1994 to 2004 |
| title_sort | burden of hepatitis c virus infection is growing a canadian population based study of hospitalizations from 1994 to 2004 |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/173153 |
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