Seroprevalences of Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatitis C Virus among Participants of an Asian Health Fair in the Lower Mainland, British Columbia
BACKGROUND: The seroprevalences of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are 0.4% and 0.8%, respectively, in Canada, but varying rates have been reported in different populations.
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author | Stephen Ip Jo-Ann Ford Kirby Lau Vladimir Marquez Marisa Guan Carolyn Klassen Jessica Chan WC Peter Kwan Mel Krajden Eric M Yoshida |
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description | BACKGROUND: The seroprevalences of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are 0.4% and 0.8%, respectively, in Canada, but varying rates have been reported in different populations. |
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spelling | doaj-art-5aa456dcf0d0436a95b561ca4286c8d92025-02-03T01:28:55ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology1712-95322015-01-0126419620010.1155/2015/278198Seroprevalences of Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatitis C Virus among Participants of an Asian Health Fair in the Lower Mainland, British ColumbiaStephen Ip0Jo-Ann Ford1Kirby Lau2Vladimir Marquez3Marisa Guan4Carolyn Klassen5Jessica Chan6WC Peter Kwan7Mel Krajden8Eric M Yoshida9Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of British Columbia, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of British Columbia, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of British Columbia, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of British Columbia, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of British Columbia, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of British Columbia, CanadaUnited Chinese Community Enrichment Services Society (SUCCESS), CanadaDepartment of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of British Columbia, CanadaBC Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of British Columbia, CanadaBACKGROUND: The seroprevalences of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are 0.4% and 0.8%, respectively, in Canada, but varying rates have been reported in different populations.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/278198 |
spellingShingle | Stephen Ip Jo-Ann Ford Kirby Lau Vladimir Marquez Marisa Guan Carolyn Klassen Jessica Chan WC Peter Kwan Mel Krajden Eric M Yoshida Seroprevalences of Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatitis C Virus among Participants of an Asian Health Fair in the Lower Mainland, British Columbia Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology |
title | Seroprevalences of Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatitis C Virus among Participants of an Asian Health Fair in the Lower Mainland, British Columbia |
title_full | Seroprevalences of Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatitis C Virus among Participants of an Asian Health Fair in the Lower Mainland, British Columbia |
title_fullStr | Seroprevalences of Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatitis C Virus among Participants of an Asian Health Fair in the Lower Mainland, British Columbia |
title_full_unstemmed | Seroprevalences of Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatitis C Virus among Participants of an Asian Health Fair in the Lower Mainland, British Columbia |
title_short | Seroprevalences of Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatitis C Virus among Participants of an Asian Health Fair in the Lower Mainland, British Columbia |
title_sort | seroprevalences of hepatitis b virus and hepatitis c virus among participants of an asian health fair in the lower mainland british columbia |
url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/278198 |
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