Markers of hepatitis B infection and immunity in patients attending Aboriginal community controlled health services

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 201, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 339-342

  Harrod, Mary E ^a   Couzos, Sophia ^b   Delaney Thiele, Dea ^c   Dore, Gregory J ^a   Hammond, Belinda ^d   Saunders, Mark ^e   Belfrage, Mary ^f   Williams, Sidney ^g   Kaldor, John M ^a   Ward, James ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Aboriginal Medical Service Western Sydney   (Australia)

^d Quality   (Australia)

^e National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation   (Australia)

^f Victorian Aboriginal Health Service   (Australia)

^g BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^h SOUTH AUSTRALIAN HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEROLOGY; VACCINATION; YOUNG ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD; COMMUNITY CARE; IMMUNOLOGY; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B ANTIGENS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84910020543     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja14.00121     Document Type: Article

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