Hepatitis B in a high prevalence New Zealand population: A mathematical model applied to infection control policy

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 254, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 599-603

  Thornley, Simon ^a   Bullen, Chris ^b   Roberts, Mick ^c  

^a GREEN LANE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Health policy; Hepatitis B; Models; New Zealand; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEALTH POLICY; HEPATITIS; IMMUNIZATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; POPULATION DENSITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL SECURITY; TIME SERIES; VACCINATION; VIRUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION CONTROL; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NEW ZEALAND; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCREENING; VACCINATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARRIER STATE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEW ZEALAND; PREVALENCE; VACCINATION;

PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; POLYNESIA; TONGA;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 51549102370     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2008.06.022     Document Type: Article

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