Disease costs of hepatitis B in Australia

Publication

Release Date: 01 Mar 1995

AIHW, Antioch K, Waters AM, Rutkin R & Carter R (1995) Disease costs of hepatitis B in Australia, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 22 March 2023.

AIHW, Antioch K, Waters AM, Rutkin R & Carter R. (1995). Disease costs of hepatitis B in Australia. Canberra: AIHW.

AIHW, Antioch K, Waters AM, Rutkin R & Carter R. Disease costs of hepatitis B in Australia. AIHW, 1995.

AIHW, Antioch K, Waters AM, Rutkin R & Carter R. Disease costs of hepatitis B in Australia. Canberra: AIHW; 1995.

AIHW, Antioch K, Waters AM, Rutkin R & Carter R 1995, Disease costs of hepatitis B in Australia, AIHW, Canberra.

PDF | 5.5Mb

An AIHW information paper.

List of tables
Acknowledgements
Summary
Introduction
- Background
- Public health significance of hepatitis B
- Economic literature on hepatitis B
Methodology
- Identification of cost categories
- Prevalence and incidence approaches
Results
- Hepatitis B costs (excluding chronic sequelae)
- Costs of chronic sequelae of hepatitis B
Discussion
- Use of cost-of-illness studies
- Limitations of this study
- Australian and international cost comparisons
- Australian studies on cost-effectiveness of screening and vaccination for hepatitis B
Hepatitis B references
General references
Appendix A Methodology for estimates of direct costs
Appendix B Methodology for estimation of indirect costs
Appendix C Supporting tables showing gender and age detail on the disease costs of hepatitis Bin 1989-90 (excluding prevention)
Appendix D Department of Veterans' Affairs-Specialist utilisation and costs

Table of contents