Sociocultural factors that potentially affect the institution of prevention and treatment strategies for hepatitis B in Chinese Canadians

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 31-36

  Wu, Harry ^a   Yim, Colina ^b   Chan, Alex ^c   Ho, Michael ^c   Heathcote, Jenny ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^c NONE

^d TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asian continental ancestry group; Attitudes; Delivery of health care; Health education; Health knowledge; Hepatitis B; Practice; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; CULTURAL SENSITIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; STIGMA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TIME;

EID: 60849088585     PISSN: 08357900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2009/608352     Document Type: Article

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