Hospitalizations in Immigrants and Nonimmigrants Diagnosed With Chronic Hepatitis C Infection in Québec | Zendy

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Hospitalizations in Immigrants and Nonimmigrants Diagnosed With Chronic Hepatitis C Infection in Québec

Author(s) -

Rhian Kamstra,

Laurent Azoulay,

Russell Steele,

Marina B. Klein,

Christina Greenaway

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciw540

Subject(s) - medicine , hepatocellular carcinoma , hepatitis c , confidence interval , retrospective cohort study , cohort , hepatitis c virus , comorbidity , cohort study , pediatrics , immunology , virus

Rates of hospitalization due to chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) are increasing in Canada and the United States. A large proportion of immigrants originate from countries with intermediate to high HCV prevalence but are not screened for HCV post-arrival and may therefore have increased risks of liver-related complications and hospitalization.

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