Hepatitis B knowledge and vaccination levels in california hmong youth: Implications for liver cancer prevention strategies

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 401-403

  Butler, Lesley M ^a   Mills, Paul K ^b   Yang, Richard C ^b   Chen, Moon S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B; Hmong; Knowledge; Prevention and control; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; PATHOGENICITY; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED STATES; VIROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CALIFORNIA; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CHINA; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 32944454362     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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