Disease Burden of Chronic Hepatitis B among Immigrants in Canada
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) infection among immigrants to North America ranges from 2% to 15%, 40% of whom develop advanced liver disease. Screening for hepatitis B surface antigen is not recommended for immigrants.
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| description | BACKGROUND: The prevalence of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) infection among immigrants to North America ranges from 2% to 15%, 40% of whom develop advanced liver disease. Screening for hepatitis B surface antigen is not recommended for immigrants. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c11dfb6ee6324ecd84b1d6aa2a45c51d2025-02-03T05:59:13ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002013-01-0127313714710.1155/2013/924640Disease Burden of Chronic Hepatitis B among Immigrants in CanadaWilliam WL Wong0Gloria Woo1E Jenny Heathcote2Murray Krahn3Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment Collaborative (THETA), University of Toronto, CanadaToronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment Collaborative (THETA), University of Toronto, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, Management and Evaluation and Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, CanadaToronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment Collaborative (THETA), University of Toronto, CanadaBACKGROUND: The prevalence of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) infection among immigrants to North America ranges from 2% to 15%, 40% of whom develop advanced liver disease. Screening for hepatitis B surface antigen is not recommended for immigrants.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/924640 |
| spellingShingle | William WL Wong Gloria Woo E Jenny Heathcote Murray Krahn Disease Burden of Chronic Hepatitis B among Immigrants in Canada Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology |
| title | Disease Burden of Chronic Hepatitis B among Immigrants in Canada |
| title_full | Disease Burden of Chronic Hepatitis B among Immigrants in Canada |
| title_fullStr | Disease Burden of Chronic Hepatitis B among Immigrants in Canada |
| title_full_unstemmed | Disease Burden of Chronic Hepatitis B among Immigrants in Canada |
| title_short | Disease Burden of Chronic Hepatitis B among Immigrants in Canada |
| title_sort | disease burden of chronic hepatitis b among immigrants in canada |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/924640 |
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