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2012, 'Examining the knowledge, attitudes and practices of domestic and international university students towards seasonal and pandemic influenza', BMC Public Health, 12, pp. 1 - 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-307
,2012, 'Factors associated with the transmission of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 among hospital healthcare workers in Beijing, China', Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses, 7, pp. 466 - 471, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/irv.12025
,2012, 'Hospital health care workers' understanding of and attitudes toward pandemic influenza in Beijing', Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health, 24, pp. 39 - 47, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1010539510365097
,2012, 'Issues regarding the implementation of eHealth: preparing for future influenza pandemics', interactive Journal of Medical Research, 1, pp. 1 - 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/ijmr.2357
,2012, 'Respiratory viruses transmission from children to adults within a household', Vaccine, 30, pp. 3009 - 3014, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2011.11.047
,2012, 'The cost and disease burden of pneumonia in general practice in Australia', Vaccine, 30, pp. 830 - 831, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2011.11.103
,2012, 'The importance of pertussis in older adults: A growing case for reviewing vaccination strategy in the elderly', Vaccine, 30, pp. 6745 - 6752, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.08.079
,2012, 'Travel risk behaviours and uptake of pre-travel health preventions by university students in Australia', BMC Infectious Diseases, 12, pp. 1 - 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-12-43
,2012, 'Treating and Preventing Influenza in Aged Care Facilities: A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial', PLoS ONE, 7, pp. 1 - 16, http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi/10.1371/journal.pone.0046509
,2012, 'Trends and risk factors for hepatitis A in NSW, 2000-2009: the trouble with travel', NSW Public Health Bulletin, 23, pp. 153 - 157, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/NB11036
,2012, 'Understanding Australian healthcare workers' uptake of influenza vaccination: examination of public hospital policies and procedures', BMC Health Services Research, 12, pp. 1 - 8, http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/12/325
,2012, 'Use of cloth masks among healthcare workers in hospitals in Hanoi', Vietnamese Journal of Preventive Medicine, 22, pp. 104 - 110
,2011, 'Epidemiology of influenza-like illness during pandemic (H1N1) 2009, New South Wales, Australia', Emerging Infectious Diseases, 17, pp. 1240 - 1247, http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1707.101173
,2011, 'A cluster randomized clinical trial comparing fit-tested and non-fit-tested N95 respirators to medical masks to prevent respiratory virus infection in health care workers', Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses, 5, pp. 170 - 179, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1750-2659.2011.00198.x
,2011, 'Acceptance of a vaccine against pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus amongst healthcare workers in Beijing, China', Vaccine, 29, pp. 1605 - 1610, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.12.077
,2011, 'Annual influenza vaccination: Coverage and attitudes of primary care staff in Australia', Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses, 5, pp. 135 - 141, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1750-2659.2010.00158.x
,2011, 'Awareness, attitudes and behavior of hospital healthcare workers towards a mandatory vaccination directive: Two years on', Vaccine, 29, pp. 3734 - 3737, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2011.03.050
,2011, 'Bug Breakfast in the Bulletin: Automated data extraction from general practice: influenza-like illness surveillance', NSW Public Health Bulletin, 22, pp. 127 - 127, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/NB10060
,2011, 'Concurrent Influenza and Shigellosis Outbreaks, Papua New Guinea, 2009', Emerging Infectious Diseases, 17, pp. 756 - 758, http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1704.101021
,2011, 'Concurrent Influenza and Shigellosis Outbreaks, Papua New Guinea, 2009', Emerging Infectious Diseases, 17, pp. 756 - 758, http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1706.101021
,2011, 'Cross-reacting antibodies against the pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza virus in older Australians', Medical Journal of Australia, 194, pp. 19 - 23, https://www.mja.com.au/sites/default/files/issues/194_01_030111/boo10600_fm.pdf
,2011, 'Equity and access: understanding emergency health service use by newly arrived refugees', Medical Journal of Australia, 195, pp. 74 - 76, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21770874
,2011, 'Influenza as Risk Factor for Ischaemic Cardiac Events and the Effects of Influenza Vaccination. Outcomes from a Three-Year Prospective Case–control Study Conducted in the Australian Winters of 2008–2010 (HEART-FLU Study)', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 20, pp. S248 - S248, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2011.05.609
,2011, 'Mask-wearing and respiratory infection in healthcare workers in Beijing, China', Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 15, pp. 102 - 108, http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1413-86702011000200002
,2011, 'Pneumococcal colonisation following influenza infection', Vaccine, 29, pp. 6444 - 6445, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2011.04.047
,2011, 'Public health and health reform in Australia', Medical Journal of Australia, 194, pp. 38 - 40, https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2011/194/1/public-health-and-health-reform-australia
,2011, 'Relationship between the population incidence of febrile convulsions in young children in Sydney, Australia and seasonal epidemics of influenza and respiratory syncytial virus, 2003-2010: a time series analysis', BMC Infectious Diseases, 11, pp. 1 - 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-11-291
,2011, 'Seasonal influenza vaccination in Australian hospital health care workers: A review', Medical Journal of Australia, 195, pp. 336 - 338, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja11.10067
,2011, 'The potential cost-effectiveness of infant pneumococcal vaccines in Australia', Vaccine, 29, pp. 8077 - 8085, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2011.08.050
,2011, 'The Relationship Between Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Uptake and Socioeconomic Status in Western Sydney. Substudy of the Heart-Flu Study 2008–2009', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 20, pp. S251 - S251, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2011.05.615
,2011, 'University communication strategies during a pandemic - were the messages received?', Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 17, pp. e29 - e32, https://www.nursingcenter.com/_PDF_.aspx?an=00124784-201101000-00021
,2011, 'Vibrio cholerae O1 in 2 Coastal Villages, Papua New Guinea', Emerging Infectious Diseases, 17, pp. 154 - 156, http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1701.100993
,2011, 'Vitamin D deficiency in refugee children from conflict zones', Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 13, pp. 87 - 93, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10903-010-9325-9
,2010, 'Undiagnosed, Unrecognised Influenza is a Risk Factor for Ischemic Vascular Events', CIRCULATION, 122, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000208231602964&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2010, 'A retrospective study to assess treatment outcomes among TB patients taking DOTS treatment in South India', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 14, pp. E305 - E305, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2010.02.2164
,2010, 'All-cause mortality during first wave of pandemic (H1N1) 2009, New South Wales, Australia, 2009', Emerging Infectious Diseases, 16, pp. 1 - 7, http://www.cdc.gov/EID/content/16/9/1396.htm
,2010, 'Attitudes amongst Australian hospital healthcare workers towards seasonal influenza and vaccination', Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses, 4, pp. 41 - 46, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1750-2659.2009.00112.x
,2010, 'Concomitant administration of zoster and pneumococcal vaccines in adults ≥60 years old', Human Vaccine, 6, pp. 894 - 902, http://dx.doi.org/10.4161/hv.6.11.12852
,2010, 'Cost-effectiveness of pharmaceutical-based pandemic influenza mitigation strategies', Emerging Infectious Diseases, 16, pp. 224 - 230, http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1602.090571
,2010, 'Difficulties in recruiting older people in clinical trials: An examination of barriers and solutions', Vaccine, 28, pp. 901 - 906, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2009.10.081
,2010, 'Epidemiology of paediatric invasive fungal infections and a case-control study of risk factors in acute leukaemia or post stem cell transplant', British Journal of Haematology, 149, pp. 263 - 272, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2141.2009.08072.x
,2010, 'Examining the knowledge of and attitudes to pandemic influenza among general practice staff', Medical Journal of Australia, 192, pp. 378 - 380, http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/192_07_050410/sea10925_fm.pdf
,2010, 'Hand hygiene and face mask use within 36 hours of index patient symptom onset reduces flu transmission to household contacts', Evidence-Based Medicine, 15, pp. 48 - 49, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ebm1043
,2010, 'Incompletely matched influenza vaccine still provides protection in frail elderly', Vaccine, 28, pp. 864 - 867, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2009.03.024
,2010, 'Influenza vaccination amongst hospital health care workers in Beijing', Occupational Medicine - Oxford, 60, pp. 335 - 339, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqq037
,2010, 'Lack of pneumococcal carriage in the hospitalised elderly', Vaccine, 28, pp. 3902 - 3904, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.03.073
,2010, 'Modelling the impact of one-dose vs. two-dose vaccination regimens on the epidemiology of varicella zoster virus in Australia', Epidemiology and Infection, 138, pp. 457 - 468, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0950268809990860
,2010, 'Self-reported symptoms of infection among travellers departing from Sydney and Bangkok airports', Journal of Travel Medicine, 17, pp. 243 - 249, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1708-8305.2010.00422.x
,2010, 'Severe, critical and fatal cases of 2009 H1N1 influenza in China', Journal of Infection, 61, pp. 277 - 283, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2010.07.010
,2010, 'Shigella spp. Antimicrobial Drug Resistance, Papua New Guinea, 2000¨C2009', Emerging Infectious Diseases, 16, pp. 1797 - 1799, http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1611.101025
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