Errata in published paper.

Lefebvre, Megan ; Yasui, Yutaka ; Saunders, Duncan 等

We would like to bring some issues relating to our recently published paper (1) to the attention of CJPH readers. The aim of this study was to look at treatment outcomes in a unique and relatively large subset of the HIV patient population treated by the Northern Alberta HIV Program, namely immigrants and refugees. In order to make the results as comparable as possible to those of a previously published analysis on Aboriginal patients by Martin et al.,2 we chose to replicate, in large part, the methodology developed by the latter. (2) Although we cited their paper (2) in reference to its objectives and results, we failed to make clear that the methodology and definitions utilized in the current study had been adapted from those developed by Martin et al. (2) Similarly, some of the wording in the methods and results sections followed closely that of Martin et al.,2 although the methods and definitions used in our study were modified somewhat and the results obtained were different. Please note that the two papers have three authors in common (Houston, Saunders and Yasui). Finally, reference 3 in our paper (1) is incorrect: the paper cited should have been a different paper. (3)

We apologize for the oversights and errors in our published article.

doi: 10.17269/CJPH.106.5017

REFERENCES

(1.) Lefebvre ME, Hughes CA, Yasui Y, Saunders LD, Houston S. Antiretroviral treatment outcomes among foreign-born and Aboriginal peoples living with HIV/AIDS in northern Alberta. Can J Public Health 2014;105(4):e251-e257. PMID: 25166126.

(2.) Martin LJ, Houston S, Yasui Y, Wild TC, Saunders LD. Rates of initial virological suppression and subsequent virological failure after initiating highly active antiretroviral therapy: The impact of aboriginal ethnicity and injection drug use. Curr HIV Res 2010;8:649-58. PMID: 21187007.

(3.) Martin LJ, Houston S, Yasui Y, Wild TC, Saunders LD. All-cause and HIV-related mortality rates among HIV-infected patients after initiating highly active antiretroviral therapy: The impact of Aboriginal ethnicity and injection drug use. Can J Public Health 2011;102(2):90-96. PMID: 21608378.

Megan Lefebvre [1], Yutaka Yasui [1], Duncan Saunders [1], Christine Hughes, [2] Stan Houston [3]

[1.] School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB

[2.] Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB

[3.] Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB