The Medical journal of Australia
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Comparative Study
Influenza vaccine effectiveness in general practice and in hospital patients in Victoria, 2011-2013.
To compare influenza vaccine effectiveness in the general practice and hospital settings. ⋯ Influenza vaccines appeared to be similarly modestly effective in the general practice and hospital settings. Influenza vaccination appears to prevent hospital admission by preventing symptomatic infection rather than by attenuating the severity of illness.
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Comparative Study
A survey of Sydney general practitioners' management of patients with chronic hepatitis B.
To examine the chronic hepatitis B (CHB) assessment and management practices of general practitioners in the Sydney and South Western Sydney Local Health Districts, areas with a high prevalence of CHB, and to obtain their views on alternative models of care. ⋯ These results suggest that barriers, including dependence on specialist input, still hinder the appropriate assessment and management of CHB patients by GPs. Well designed and targeted support programs that include specialist support are needed if there is to be a successful shift to an increased role for GPs in the model of care for managing CHB.