Investigation of notifications of hepatitis C in 1994: The experience of three health departments

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 525-529

  Selvey, Linda A ^a,b,f   Lush, Douglas ^b,c   Mistry, Shriyash A ^d,e   Sheridan, John W ^a   Krause, Vicki ^c   Passaris, Irene ^c   Plant, Aileen J ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

^c Disease Control Centre   (Australia)

^d Dept of Health and Community Care ^*  (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRISON; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0029907047     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-842X.1996.tb01634.x     Document Type: Article

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