The Burden of Hepatitis C Virus Infection Is Growing: A Canadian Population-Based Study of Hospitalizations from 1994 to 2004

Autor: Robert P Myers, MingFu Liu, Abdel Aziz M Shaheen
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2008
Předmět:
Zdroj: Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, Vol 22, Iss 4, Pp 381-387 (2008)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0835-7900
DOI: 10.1155/2008/173153
Popis: BACKGROUND: Nearly 1% of Canadians are infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV). Simulation analyses have suggested that HCV will place an increasing burden on the health care system as the infected population ages, but supportive clinical data are limited.
Databáze: Directory of Open Access Journals