Australia
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Blood sources of mosquitoes collected from urban and peri-urban environments in eastern Australia with species-specific molecular analysis of avian blood meals.

30 Oct 2009 To identify the hosts of mosquitoes collected from urban and peri-urban habitats in eastern Australia, 1,180 blood fed mosquitoes representing 15 species were analyzed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and molecular techniques. Four common and ... Read more...

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for 2009 Influenza A(H1N1) Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.

10 Oct 2009 CONTEXT: The novel influenza A(H1N1) pandemic affected Australia and New Zealand during the 2009 southern hemisphere winter. It caused an epidemic of critical illness and some patients developed severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and ... Read more...

Using effectiveness and cost-effectiveness to make drug coverage decisions: a comparison of Britain, Australia, and Canada.

5 Oct 2009 CONTEXT: National public insurance for drugs is often based on evidence of comparative effectiveness and cost-effectiveness. This study describes how that evidence has been used across 3 jurisdictions (Australia, Canada, and Britain) that have been ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Australia'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Blood sources of mosquitoes collected from urban and peri-urban environments in eastern Australia with species-specific molecular analysis of avian blood meals. 30 Oct 2009
• Comparison of time trends in colorectal cancer mortality (1990-2006) in the world, from the WHO mortality database. 30 Oct 2009
• Longitudinal Alzheimer's studies go global. 14 Oct 2009
• Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for 2009 Influenza A(H1N1) Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. 10 Oct 2009
• Simon Chapman. Interview by Stephen Pincock. 8 Oct 2009
• Indigenous Australians and living kidney donation. 6 Oct 2009
• Using effectiveness and cost-effectiveness to make drug coverage decisions: a comparison of Britain, Australia, and Canada. 5 Oct 2009
• Bottom lines: the influence of government funding on 20th century district nursing practice in Australia. 29 Sep 2009
• The cost of care for people with impaired vision in Australia. 29 Sep 2009
• Confidence to cook vegetables and the buying habits of Australian households. 29 Sep 2009
• Quantifying effects of seedborne inoculum on virus spread, yield losses, and seed infection in the pea seed-borne mosaic virus-field pea pathosystem. 29 Sep 2009
• Divergent adaptation of hepatitis C virus genotypes 1 and 3 to human leukocyte antigen-restricted immune pressure. 29 Sep 2009
• Human papillomavirus DNA detected in peripheral blood samples from healthy Australian male blood donors. 29 Sep 2009
• Dietary fat intake and risk of skin cancer: a prospective study in Australian adults. 29 Sep 2009
• An evaluation of the sensitivity of acute flaccid paralysis surveillance for poliovirus infection in Australia. 28 Sep 2009
• Apolipoprotein genotype does not influence MS severity, cognition, or brain atrophy. 27 Sep 2009
• The effect of race on the incidence of retinoblastoma. 20 Sep 2009
• Comparison of contemporary mating patterns in continuous and fragmented Eucalyptus globulus native forests. 19 Sep 2009
• Acute coronary syndromes: consensus recommendations for translating knowledge into action. 19 Sep 2009
• Gaps in cardiovascular disease risk management in Australian general practice. 19 Sep 2009

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Technical information about 'Australia'

Definition: The smallest continent and an independent country, comprising six states and two territories. Its capital is Canberra.

Descriptor UI: D001315

Alternative terms: Australia;

Allowable Qualifiers: ethnology; epidemiology;

Tree Number: Z01.338; Z01.678.100.373;

Technical Notes: each of the states is available; Australasia = Oceania + Australia + New Zealand: do not confuse with Australia, check text & index probably under AUSTRALIA or NEW ZEALAND or both