Time for universal hepatitis B screening for Australian adults

Med J Aust. 2021 Aug 2;215(3):103-105.e1. doi: 10.5694/mja2.51114. Epub 2021 Jun 13.
No abstract available

Keywords: Clinical decision-making; Hepatitis B; Mass screening; Public health.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Antiviral Agents / administration & dosage
  • Antiviral Agents / economics
  • Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use
  • Australia / epidemiology
  • Cost of Illness
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis
  • Fibrosis / economics
  • Fibrosis / epidemiology
  • Fibrosis / prevention & control
  • Health Services Accessibility / legislation & jurisprudence*
  • Health Services Accessibility / standards
  • Hepatitis B / diagnosis*
  • Hepatitis B / epidemiology
  • Hepatitis B / prevention & control
  • Hepatitis B Vaccines / administration & dosage
  • Hepatitis B Vaccines / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms / economics
  • Liver Neoplasms / epidemiology
  • Liver Neoplasms / prevention & control
  • Mass Screening / methods*
  • Mass Screening / standards
  • Mass Screening / statistics & numerical data
  • Middle Aged
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Prevalence

Substances

  • Antiviral Agents
  • Hepatitis B Vaccines