Hepatitis b and liver cancer knowledge and preventive practices among asian americans in the san francisco bay area, california

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 127-134

  Wu, Charlotte A ^a,b   Lin, Steven Y ^a,c   So, Samuel K ^a,c   Chang, Ellen T ^a,c,d  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian americans; Hepatitis B; Knowledge; Liver cancer; Screening; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINA; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; LIVER TUMOR; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEROLOGY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VACCINATION;

ADULT; ASIAN AMERICANS; CALIFORNIA; CHINA; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY PREVENTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEROLOGIC TESTS; VACCINATION;

EID: 34547810965     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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