3 results match your criteria: "University Department of Rural Health Northern NSW[Affiliation]"

Rural Remote and Metropolitan Area 3: the forgotten RRMA.

Aust J Rural Health

June 2007

University Department of Rural Health-Northern NSW, Faculty of Health, University of Newcastle, Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia.

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HPV vaccination - a paradigm shift in public health.

Aust Fam Physician

March 2007

University Department of Rural Health Northern NSW, University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.

Background: In 2006, the world's first quadrivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine (Gardasil) was made available to the Australian public. The quadrivalent HPV vaccine protects against cervical cancer, cervical abnormalities, and genital warts related to HPV types 6, 11, 16 and 18. General practitioners play a vital role in preventive medicine and as such should have a good understanding of the vaccine and its role in the primary prevention of cervical cancer and precancers.

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Advising patients to increase fluid intake for treating acute respiratory infections.

Cochrane Database Syst Rev

October 2005

University of Newcastle, University Department of Rural Health Northern NSW, PO Box 1321, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia 2350.

Background: Acute respiratory infection is a common reason for people to present for medical care. Advice to increase fluid intake is a frequent treatment recommendation. Attributed benefits of fluids include replacing increased insensible fluid losses, correcting dehydration from reduced intake and reducing the viscosity of mucus.

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