Management of chronic Hepatitis B infection in the remote primary health care setting: The search for a suitable guideline

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 95-100

  Cross, Virginia ^a   Larkins, Sarah ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical practice guideline; Indigenous; Infection; Liver; Rural

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REVIEW; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

FEMALE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 79953051005     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2011.01190.x     Document Type: Article

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