Differences in knowledge of hepatitis B among Korean immigrants in two cities in the Rocky Mountain Region

Asian Nursing Research

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 165-175

  Lee, Hae Ok ^a   Lee, Ok Ja ^b   Kim, Susie ^c   Hontz, Ivy ^d   Warner, Amy ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Konyang University   (South Korea)

^c Seoul Cyber University   (South Korea)

^d Asian Pacific Development Center Colorado   (United States)

^e Air Pollution Control Division   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian Americans; Hepatitis B infection; Knowledge; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

EID: 38849119687     PISSN: 19761317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1976-1317(08)60019-5     Document Type: Article

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