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https://dora.health.qld.gov.au/qldresearchjspui/handle/1/5165| Title: | Chronic hepatitis B in remote, tropical Australia; successes and challenges | Authors: | Hanson, Josh Fox, Melissa Anderson, Adam Fox, Penny Webster, Kate Williams, Charlie Nield, Blake Bagshaw, Richard Hempenstall, Allison Smith, Simon Solomon, Norma Boyd, Peter |
Issue Date: | 2020 | Source: | Hanson J, Fox M, Anderson A, Fox P, Webster K, Williams C, et al. (2020) Chronic hepatitis B in remote, tropical Australia; successes and challenges. PLoS ONE 15(9): e0238719. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0238719 | Journal: | PloS one | Abstract: | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians living in remote locations suffer disproportionately from chronic hepatitis B (CHB). Defining the temporospatial epidemiology of the disease-and assessing the ability of local clinicians to deliver optimal care-is crucial to improving patient outcomes in these settings. | Description: | Cairns & Hinterland Hospital and Health Service (CHHHS) affiliated authors: Josh Hanson, Melissa Fox, Adam Anderson, Penny Fox, Kate Webster, Richard Bagshaw, Simon Smith, Norma Solomon, Peter Boyd | DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0238719 | Keywords: | Antiviral therapy;Australia;Indigenous Australian people;Cirrhosis;Screening guidelines;Hepatitis B;Vaccination and immunization;Hepatitis B virus | Type: | Article |
| Appears in Sites: | Cairns & Hinterland HHS Publications |
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