The current pattern of hepatitis B virus infection in Australia

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 206-215

  Tawk, H M ^a   Vickery, K ^a   Bisset, L ^a   Lo, S K ^a   Selby, W ^b   Cossart, Y E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Endoscopy; Hepatitis B infection; Prevalence; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIA; AUSTRALIA; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BODY PIERCING; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTAL SURGERY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE EAST; NORTH AFRICA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEROPREVALENCE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TATTOO; TEACHING HOSPITAL; VACCINATION;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 33645101722     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: 13652893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2005.00664.x     Document Type: Article

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