title: Historic trauma contributes to high rates of hepatitis C among Aboriginal youth: study.
abstract: A recent study conducted of Aboriginal youth in British Columbia suggests that trauma associated with the residential schools system increases the risk of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among those who inject drugs. The study also warns of a larger epidemic of HCV in the northern area of the province.
authors.affiliation: Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network. ckazatchkine@aidslaw.ca
authors.forename: Cécile
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kazatchkine
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D013315:Stress, Psychological