| heroin users seeking methadone treatment. | seven hundred and sixty-seven patients applying to enter public methadone programmes in the western suburbs of sydney underwent assessment in the drug and alcohol unit at westmead hospital between 1986 and 1988. these patients had long histories of illicit drug use and most were involved in crime, prostitution and a drug subculture. many abused multiple drugs, and almost all had been exposed to hepatitis b virus. however, human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) seropositivity rate was low. methadone ... | 1990 | 2093804 |
| randomised controlled trial of recombinant human interferon -alpha a for chronic active hepatitis b. | the efficacy of interferon treatment for australian patients with chronic active hepatitis b (cah-b) was assessed by a three-centre randomised controlled trial in sydney and brisbane. thirty patients (29 with histologically-proven cah-b with and without cirrhosis and one with chronic persistent hepatitis) were allocated to receive either thrice weekly intramuscular injections of recombinant human leucocyte interferon -alpha a (either 2.5, 5.0 or 10.0 million units/m2) for six months followed by ... | 1990 | 2181991 |
| the 2004 australian prison entrants' blood-borne virus and risk behaviour survey. | to assess the prevalence of blood-borne viruses and associated risk factors among prison entrants at seven australian prisons across four states. | 2007 | 17333608 |
| vaccination and screening of medical students: results of a student health initiative. | to evaluate the immune status and vaccination needs of first-year medical students in relation to bloodborne viruses and common vaccine-preventable diseases. | 2008 | 18976187 |