| Decrease in the incidence of hepatitis in dialysis units associated with prevention programme. | |
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PMID: 4441881 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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A prospective survey of hepatitis in more than two-thirds of the dialysis units in the United Kingdom since January 1968 shows that after a prevention and control programme was started in 1970 the rising incidence of hepatitis B was halted. The programme has continued, with a sustained decline in the incidence among patients from 4.9% in 1970 to 1.4% in 1972 and among staff from 1.3% in 1970 to 0.4% in 1972. |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: British medical journal Volume: 4 ISSN: 0007-1447 ISO Abbreviation: Br Med J Publication Date: 1974 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1975-04-14 Completed Date: 1975-04-14 Revised Date: 2010-10-26 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0372673 Medline TA: Br Med J Country: ENGLAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 751-4 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Disease Outbreaks
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epidemiology,
prevention & control Great Britain Hepatitis / epidemiology, prevention & control* Hepatitis B Antigens / analysis Hospital Units Humans Hygiene Immunoelectrophoresis Methods Renal Dialysis* |
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0/Hepatitis B Antigens |
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