Stopping a Silent Killer in the underserved Asian and Pacific Islander community: A chronic hepatitis B and liver cancer prevention clinic by medical students

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 383-386

  Lin, Steven Y ^a,b,c   Chang, Ellen T ^c,d,e   So, Samuel K ^a,b,c,d  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Hep B Free Clinic   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d STANFORD CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian and Pacific Islanders; Chronic hepatitis B; Liver cancer; Prevention clinic

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951151708     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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