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Health care costs associated with hepatitis C virus infection in First Nations populations in Ontario: a retrospective matched cohort study
Andrew Mendlowitz, Karen E. Bremner, Jennifer D. Walker, William W.L. Wong, Jordan J. Feld, Beate Sander, Lyndia Jones, Wanrudee Isaranuwatchai and Murray Krahn
September 28, 2021 9 (3) E897-E906; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20200247
Andrew Mendlowitz
Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Mendlowitz, Sander, Isaranuwatchai, Krahn), University of Toronto; Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment (THETA) Collaborative (Mendlowitz, Bremner, Sander, Krahn), University Health Network; ICES Central (Mendlowitz, Walker, Sander, Krahn), Toronto, Ont.; School of Rural and Northern Health (Walker), Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ont.; School of Pharmacy (Wong), University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ont.; Toronto Centre for Liver Disease (Feld), Toronto General Hospital; Public Health Ontario (Sander), Toronto, Ont.; Ontario First Nations HIV/AIDS Education Circle (Jones), London, Ont.; St. Michael’s Hospital (Isaranuwatchai), Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
PhD MBiotechKaren E. Bremner
Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Mendlowitz, Sander, Isaranuwatchai, Krahn), University of Toronto; Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment (THETA) Collaborative (Mendlowitz, Bremner, Sander, Krahn), University Health Network; ICES Central (Mendlowitz, Walker, Sander, Krahn), Toronto, Ont.; School of Rural and Northern Health (Walker), Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ont.; School of Pharmacy (Wong), University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ont.; Toronto Centre for Liver Disease (Feld), Toronto General Hospital; Public Health Ontario (Sander), Toronto, Ont.; Ontario First Nations HIV/AIDS Education Circle (Jones), London, Ont.; St. Michael’s Hospital (Isaranuwatchai), Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
BScJennifer D. Walker
Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Mendlowitz, Sander, Isaranuwatchai, Krahn), University of Toronto; Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment (THETA) Collaborative (Mendlowitz, Bremner, Sander, Krahn), University Health Network; ICES Central (Mendlowitz, Walker, Sander, Krahn), Toronto, Ont.; School of Rural and Northern Health (Walker), Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ont.; School of Pharmacy (Wong), University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ont.; Toronto Centre for Liver Disease (Feld), Toronto General Hospital; Public Health Ontario (Sander), Toronto, Ont.; Ontario First Nations HIV/AIDS Education Circle (Jones), London, Ont.; St. Michael’s Hospital (Isaranuwatchai), Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
PhDWilliam W.L. Wong
Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Mendlowitz, Sander, Isaranuwatchai, Krahn), University of Toronto; Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment (THETA) Collaborative (Mendlowitz, Bremner, Sander, Krahn), University Health Network; ICES Central (Mendlowitz, Walker, Sander, Krahn), Toronto, Ont.; School of Rural and Northern Health (Walker), Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ont.; School of Pharmacy (Wong), University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ont.; Toronto Centre for Liver Disease (Feld), Toronto General Hospital; Public Health Ontario (Sander), Toronto, Ont.; Ontario First Nations HIV/AIDS Education Circle (Jones), London, Ont.; St. Michael’s Hospital (Isaranuwatchai), Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
PhDJordan J. Feld
Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Mendlowitz, Sander, Isaranuwatchai, Krahn), University of Toronto; Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment (THETA) Collaborative (Mendlowitz, Bremner, Sander, Krahn), University Health Network; ICES Central (Mendlowitz, Walker, Sander, Krahn), Toronto, Ont.; School of Rural and Northern Health (Walker), Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ont.; School of Pharmacy (Wong), University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ont.; Toronto Centre for Liver Disease (Feld), Toronto General Hospital; Public Health Ontario (Sander), Toronto, Ont.; Ontario First Nations HIV/AIDS Education Circle (Jones), London, Ont.; St. Michael’s Hospital (Isaranuwatchai), Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
MD MPHBeate Sander
Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Mendlowitz, Sander, Isaranuwatchai, Krahn), University of Toronto; Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment (THETA) Collaborative (Mendlowitz, Bremner, Sander, Krahn), University Health Network; ICES Central (Mendlowitz, Walker, Sander, Krahn), Toronto, Ont.; School of Rural and Northern Health (Walker), Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ont.; School of Pharmacy (Wong), University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ont.; Toronto Centre for Liver Disease (Feld), Toronto General Hospital; Public Health Ontario (Sander), Toronto, Ont.; Ontario First Nations HIV/AIDS Education Circle (Jones), London, Ont.; St. Michael’s Hospital (Isaranuwatchai), Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
PhDLyndia Jones
Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Mendlowitz, Sander, Isaranuwatchai, Krahn), University of Toronto; Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment (THETA) Collaborative (Mendlowitz, Bremner, Sander, Krahn), University Health Network; ICES Central (Mendlowitz, Walker, Sander, Krahn), Toronto, Ont.; School of Rural and Northern Health (Walker), Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ont.; School of Pharmacy (Wong), University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ont.; Toronto Centre for Liver Disease (Feld), Toronto General Hospital; Public Health Ontario (Sander), Toronto, Ont.; Ontario First Nations HIV/AIDS Education Circle (Jones), London, Ont.; St. Michael’s Hospital (Isaranuwatchai), Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
Wanrudee Isaranuwatchai
Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Mendlowitz, Sander, Isaranuwatchai, Krahn), University of Toronto; Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment (THETA) Collaborative (Mendlowitz, Bremner, Sander, Krahn), University Health Network; ICES Central (Mendlowitz, Walker, Sander, Krahn), Toronto, Ont.; School of Rural and Northern Health (Walker), Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ont.; School of Pharmacy (Wong), University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ont.; Toronto Centre for Liver Disease (Feld), Toronto General Hospital; Public Health Ontario (Sander), Toronto, Ont.; Ontario First Nations HIV/AIDS Education Circle (Jones), London, Ont.; St. Michael’s Hospital (Isaranuwatchai), Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
PhDMurray Krahn
Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Mendlowitz, Sander, Isaranuwatchai, Krahn), University of Toronto; Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment (THETA) Collaborative (Mendlowitz, Bremner, Sander, Krahn), University Health Network; ICES Central (Mendlowitz, Walker, Sander, Krahn), Toronto, Ont.; School of Rural and Northern Health (Walker), Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ont.; School of Pharmacy (Wong), University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ont.; Toronto Centre for Liver Disease (Feld), Toronto General Hospital; Public Health Ontario (Sander), Toronto, Ont.; Ontario First Nations HIV/AIDS Education Circle (Jones), London, Ont.; St. Michael’s Hospital (Isaranuwatchai), Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
MD MScOnline appendices
Files in this Data Supplement:
- Appendix 1: Administrative datasets held at ICES and used for this study
- Appendix 2: Detailed description of each characteristic
- Appendix 3: Joinpoint Analyses
- Appendix 4: Phase allocation and case-control matching outcomes
- Appendix 5: Additional Matching and Costing Results
- Reviewer comments
- STROBE statement
- Original submission