Hepatitis B prevention in Victoria, Australia - the potential to protect
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2011
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Williams, Stephanie
Vally, Hassan
Fielding, James E
Cowie, Benjamin
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Centre European pour la Surveillance Epidemiologique du SIDA
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People with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) are a major source of incident hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. The Department of Health in Victoria, Australia, recommends household contacts of CHB cases to be screened and funds hepatitis B vaccination for those
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Keywords: hepatitis B vaccine; adolescent; adult; aged; article; Australia; child; clinical article; controlled study; disease association; female; health care delivery; health care management; health service; health survey; hepatitis B; high risk patient; human; i
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Eurosurveillance (Online Edition)
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