Barriers to screening for hepatitis B virus infection in Asian Americans

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 3163-3171

  Hu, Ke Qin ^a   Pan, Calvin Q ^b   Goodwin, Diane ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian Americans; Chronic hepatitis B (CHB); Cirrhosis; HBV infection; HBV vaccination; Hepatitis B virus (HBV); Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS DNA;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ASIAN AMERICAN; ASYMPTOMATIC INFECTION; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DENIAL; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTEGRATION; LANGUAGE; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER FAILURE; MEDLINE; NEWBORN PERIOD; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SCREENING; SOCIAL BELIEF; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STIGMA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ASIAN AMERICANS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEPATITIS B; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 82555191014     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: 15732568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-011-1840-6     Document Type: Review

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