Estimating and comparing the burden of chronic Hepatitis C in the immigrant and the non-immigrant population in Québec
Background: Immigrants have higher mortality from chronic viral hepatitis and hepatocellular carcinoma as compared to those born in Canada. Approximately 20% of this burden is likely due to hepatitis C (HCV). Despite this disparity there are no screening programs to detect chronic HCV in immigrants...
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McGill University
2012
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| Online Access: | http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=110736 |