The Epidemiology of Hepatitis C in a Canadian Indigenous Population
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.
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5ff606a182984e2181deb6e3d703c7f82025-02-03T05:58:17ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002013-01-0127633634010.1155/2013/380963The Epidemiology of Hepatitis C in a Canadian Indigenous PopulationJulia Uhanova0Robert B Tate1Douglas J Tataryn2Gerald Y Minuk3Section of Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaDepartment of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaDepartment of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaSection of Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaBACKGROUND 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/380963 |
| spellingShingle | Julia Uhanova Robert B Tate Douglas J Tataryn Gerald Y Minuk The Epidemiology of Hepatitis C in a Canadian Indigenous Population Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology |
| title | The Epidemiology of Hepatitis C in a Canadian Indigenous Population |
| title_full | The Epidemiology of Hepatitis C in a Canadian Indigenous Population |
| title_fullStr | The Epidemiology of Hepatitis C in a Canadian Indigenous Population |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Epidemiology of Hepatitis C in a Canadian Indigenous Population |
| title_short | The Epidemiology of Hepatitis C in a Canadian Indigenous Population |
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