Evaluation of a hepatitis B lay health worker intervention for Chinese Americans and Canadians

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 165-172

  Taylor, Vicky M ^a   Hislop, T Gregory ^b   Tu, Shin Ping ^c   Teh, Chong ^b   Acorda, Elizabeth ^a   Yip, Mei Po ^c   Woodall, Erica ^a   Yasui, Yutaka ^d  

^a Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^b BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chinese Americans Canadians; Hepatitis B; Lay health worker

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CANADA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; SEROLOGY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; ASIAN AMERICANS; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CHINA; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEPATITIS B; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; WASHINGTON;

EID: 63449138620     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-008-9138-0     Document Type: Article

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