Victoria
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Rate of undesirable events at beginning of academic year: retrospective cohort study.

11 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: To determine whether an increase in the rate of undesirable events occurs after care provided by trainees at the beginning of the academic year. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study using administrative and patient record data. SETTING: ... Read more...

Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Victoria: a 10-year review.

19 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: To describe demographic and clinical characteristics of patients residing in Victoria who were diagnosed with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) during the period 1 January 1998 to 31 December 2007. DESIGN, SETTING AND PATIENTS: ... Read more...

Is uptake of genetic testing for colorectal cancer influenced by knowledge of insurance implications?

5 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: To assess whether knowledge of insurance implications influenced uptake of genetic testing by participants in a research study of the causes of colorectal cancer. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: Analysis of uptake of genetic testing by ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Victoria'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Rate of undesirable events at beginning of academic year: retrospective cohort study. 11 Oct 2009
• Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Victoria: a 10-year review. 19 Sep 2009
• Bicycling injuries and mortality in Victoria, 2001-2006. Comment. 5 Sep 2009
• Bicycling injuries and mortality in Victoria, 2001-2006. 5 Sep 2009
• Interventions to circumvent intensive care access block: a retrospective 2-year study across metropolitan Melbourne. 5 Sep 2009
• Australia's influenza containment plan and the swine flu epidemic in Victoria. 5 Sep 2009
• Is uptake of genetic testing for colorectal cancer influenced by knowledge of insurance implications? 5 Sep 2009
• Eye injuries in rural Victoria, Australia. 30 Aug 2009
• Effect of a supplement clarifying patients' intentions on doctors' willingness to follow the wishes of an agent with medical enduring power of attorney. 30 Aug 2009
• Molecular and epidemiological features of GIIb norovirus outbreaks in Victoria, Australia, 2002-2005. 30 Aug 2009
• Inadvertent hypothermia and mortality in postoperative intensive care patients: retrospective audit of 5050 patients. 30 Aug 2009
• Candidatus Monilibacter spp., common bulking filaments in activated sludge, are members of Cluster III Defluviicoccus. 10 Aug 2009
• The general practice experience of the swine flu epidemic in Victoria--lessons from the front line. Aug 2009
• Australia's influenza containment plan and the swine flu epidemic in Victoria. Aug 2009
• Epidemiological characteristics of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009 and seasonal influenza infection. Aug 2009
• Identifying and addressing barriers to the use of enhanced primary care plans for chronic disease in rural practices. 30 Jul 2009
• Community-driven intervention to reduce injury rates in school-age snowboarders. 30 Jul 2009
• Risk factors for post-weaning mortality of Merino sheep in south-eastern Australia. 30 Jul 2009
• Effectiveness of the 2006 Commonwealth Games 10,000 Steps Walking Challenge. 30 Jul 2009
• Australian nursing curricula and mental health recruitment. 30 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Victoria'

Definition: A state in southeastern Australia, the southernmost state. Its capital is Melbourne. It was discovered in 1770 by Captain Cook and first settled by immigrants from Tasmania. In 1851 it was separated from New South Wales as a separate colony. Self-government was introduced in 1851; it became a state in 1901. It was named for Queen Victoria in 1851. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p1295 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, p574)

Descriptor UI: D014739

Alternative terms: Victoria;

Allowable Qualifiers: ethnology; epidemiology;

Tree Number: Z01.338.740;

History Note: 88

Technical Notes: a state of Australia