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Tom Wong
Researcher at Health Canada
Publications - 156
Citations - 5941
Tom Wong is an academic researcher from Health Canada. The author has contributed to research in topics: Syphilis & Population. The author has an hindex of 35, co-authored 150 publications receiving 5560 citations. Previous affiliations of Tom Wong include Harvard University & Public Health Agency of Canada.
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Incidence and risk factors for newly acquired hepatitis C virus infection among Aboriginal versus non-Aboriginal Canadians in six regions, 1999-2004.
H.X. Wu,J. Wu,Tom Wong,Anton Andonov,Q. Li,Katherine Dinner,T. Donaldson,Shirley Paton,Enhanced Hepatitis Strain Surveillance System +8 more
TL;DR: Poisson regression analysis revealed that Aboriginal Canadians were more likely than non-Aboriginal Canadians to develop acute hepatitis C and an appropriate and effective public health strategy that includes planned and implemented prevention programs in partnership with the Aboriginal community is needed.
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Cervical cancer among Aboriginal women in Canada
Alain A. Demers,Erich V. Kliewer,Olivia Remes,Jay Onysko,Katherine Dinner,Tom Wong,Gayatri C. Jayaraman +6 more
TL;DR: The Papanicolaou (Pap) test is used to detect abnormal cells that could indicate cervical cancer, one of the pillars promoted to prevent cervical cancer.
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Enhanced surveillance of newly acquired hepatitis C virus infection in Canada, 1998 to 2004.
H.X. Wu,J. Wu,Tom Wong,Tracey Donaldson,Katherine Dinner,Anton Andonov,Jessica Ip Chan,Barbara Moffat,Beverley Baptiste,Janet Furseth,Darlene Poliquin,Grlica Bolesnikov,Antonio Giulivi,Shirley Paton +13 more
TL;DR: Although the incidence of newly acquired HCV infection in the EHSSS was found to be declining, hepatitis C remains an important public health threat to Canadians and should focus on injection drug use, especially for people aged 15 to 39 y.
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Is there a reservoir of sub-clinical lymphogranuloma venereum and non-LGV Chlamydia trachomatis infection in men who have sex with men?
J Tinmouth,M W Gilmour,Colin Kovacs,R Kropp,L Mitterni,Anita Rachlis,S Richards,Irving E. Salit,R Sikri,G R Valencia,T Wesson,Tom Wong,Heidi Wood +12 more
TL;DR: If a reservoir of sub-clinical LGV infection exists in men who have sex with men (MSM), as this finding might account for the recent rise in lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) Chlamydia trachomatis infections among MSM in Canada, it is found that unprotected anopenetrative intercourse, rectal enema and drug use were associated with non-LGV C. trachmatis infections.