Chronic hepatitis B surveillance in Victoria, 1998-2008: Instituting a 21st century approach to an old disease

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 16-21

  Williams, Stephanie ^a,b,c   Vally, Hassan ^c   Fielding, James ^a,c   Cowie, Benjamin ^c,d  

^a Department of Health ^*  (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

^c VICTORIAN INFECTIOUS DISEASES REFERENCE LABORATORY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis B; Surveillance; Victoria

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS B; HISTORY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; DATA COLLECTION; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; POPULATION GROUPS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; VICTORIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953829681     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2010.00611.x     Document Type: Article

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