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Staying polio free: A capture-recapture analysis of acute flaccid paralysis surveillance in the Australian Capital Territory 保持无脊髓灰质炎：澳大利亚首都地区急性弛缓性麻痹监测的捕获-再捕获分析。

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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health Pub Date : 2025-10-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2025.100281

Sarah E. Alland , Philip N. Britton , Bruce Thorley , Linda Hobday , Matthew Kelly , Ololade Fasugba , Margaret Wilson , Anne Morris , David N. Durrheim

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The Australian maternal vaccination landscape in 2025 and beyond: New recommendations and strategies to improve uptake 2025年及以后的澳大利亚孕产妇疫苗接种前景：提高吸收的新建议和战略。

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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health Pub Date : 2025-10-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2025.100279

Lisa McHugh , Melina Connors , Tara Denaro , Catherine Hughes , Sonita Giudice

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Policy incoherence: Leadership needed to combat illicit tobacco and end tobacco oversupply. 政策不连贯：打击非法烟草和结束烟草供应过剩需要领导。

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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health Pub Date : 2025-09-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2025.100278

Anita Dessaix, Raglan Maddox, Emily Stone, Becky Freeman

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Qualitative findings on consumer awareness of recommendations for effective sunscreen application. 关于消费者对有效防晒霜使用建议的认识的定性研究结果。

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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health Pub Date : 2025-09-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2025.100253

Anna Nicholson, Lucy Doherty, Anna Harrison, Helen Dixon

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Public health research priorities of ANZJPH: Findings of our priority setting process 安省公共卫生研究重点：重点确定过程的结果。

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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health Pub Date : 2025-09-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2025.100277

Sam McCrabb , Alix Hall , Madeleine Fee , Michael Tong , Adyya Gupta , Brianna Poirier , Jane Hwang , Alexandra P. Metse , Lisa McHugh , Linda Murray , Summer May Finlay , Luke Wolfenden

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Corrigendum to “A preliminary review of the impact of the Australian Consumer Goods (Quad Bikes) Safety Standard 2019 on fatal work-related incidents” [Aust NZ J Public Health 49(4) (2025) 100254] “2019年澳大利亚消费品（四轮摩托车）安全标准对致命工伤事故影响的初步审查”的勘误表[Aust NZ J Public Health 49(4) (2025) 100254]

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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health Pub Date : 2025-09-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2025.100276

Tony Lower , Kerri-Lynn Peachey , Rajneesh Kaur

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Active follow-up of hepatitis C notifications by public health staff improves treatment uptake 公共卫生工作人员对丙型肝炎通报进行积极随访，可提高治疗接受度

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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health Pub Date : 2025-09-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2025.100272

Siddhanth Sharma, Erica Parker, Kane Farmer, Benjamin Scalley

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The case for Helicobacter pylori screening in migrant populations 移民人群幽门螺杆菌筛查病例分析

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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health Pub Date : 2025-09-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2025.100271

Tim Aung , Myat Myat Khaing , Aleksandra Sasha Jaksic

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Changes in the retail availability of vapes through brick-and-mortar vape stores and convenience stores in Western Australia following legislative reforms. 立法改革后，西澳大利亚州实体电子烟商店和便利店电子烟零售供应的变化。

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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health Pub Date : 2025-08-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2025.100268

Matthew Tuson, Lisa Wood, Angela Gazey

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Attitudes, beliefs, and knowledge about MMR vaccination among university students: Findings from a cross-sectional survey 大学生对MMR疫苗接种的态度、信念和知识：一项横断面调查的结果

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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health Pub Date : 2025-08-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2025.100263

Christine Schoenfisch , Nikita Walz , Tao Wang , Leah East

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