Hepatitis B prevalence among asian americans in michigan: An assessment to guide future education and intervention strategies

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 534-542

  Lee, Janilla ^a   Lok, Anna S ^b   Chen, Judy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian Americans; Hepatitis B; Michigan; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; BLOOD; COMMUNITY CARE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; ASIAN AMERICANS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PLANNING; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 78650192998     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-010-9237-6     Document Type: Article

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