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

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.

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Main Authors: 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
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/429496
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author Richard Long
Vernon Hoeppner
Pamela Orr
Martha Ainslie
Malcolm King
Sylvia Abonyi
Maria Mayan
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Courtney Heffernan
Angela Lau
Dick Menzies
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spelling doaj-art-c42d86cd1cdb4488b34ed77794d18bdd2025-02-03T01:30:32ZengWileyCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22412013-01-0120422323010.1155/2013/429496Marked Disparity in the Epidemiology of Tuberculosis among Aboriginal Peoples on the Canadian Prairies: the Challenges and OpportunitiesRichard Long0Vernon Hoeppner1Pamela Orr2Martha Ainslie3Malcolm King4Sylvia Abonyi5Maria Mayan6Dennis Kunimoto7Deanne Langlois-Klassen8Courtney Heffernan9Angela Lau10Dick Menzies11Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaDepartment of Community Health and Epidemiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CanadaFaculty of Extension, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaBACKGROUND: 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/429496
spellingShingle 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
Marked Disparity in the Epidemiology of Tuberculosis among Aboriginal Peoples on the Canadian Prairies: the Challenges and Opportunities
Canadian Respiratory Journal
title Marked Disparity in the Epidemiology of Tuberculosis among Aboriginal Peoples on the Canadian Prairies: the Challenges and Opportunities
title_full Marked Disparity in the Epidemiology of Tuberculosis among Aboriginal Peoples on the Canadian Prairies: the Challenges and Opportunities
title_fullStr Marked Disparity in the Epidemiology of Tuberculosis among Aboriginal Peoples on the Canadian Prairies: the Challenges and Opportunities
title_full_unstemmed Marked Disparity in the Epidemiology of Tuberculosis among Aboriginal Peoples on the Canadian Prairies: the Challenges and Opportunities
title_short Marked Disparity in the Epidemiology of Tuberculosis among Aboriginal Peoples on the Canadian Prairies: the Challenges and Opportunities
title_sort marked disparity in the epidemiology of tuberculosis among aboriginal peoples on the canadian prairies the challenges and opportunities
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/429496
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