Prevalence, risk factors, and disease knowledge of chronic hepatitis B infection in Vietnamese Americans in California

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 319-324

  Ha, Nghi B ^a,b   Trinh, Huy N ^c   Nguyen, Trang T ^c   Leduc, Truong Sinh ^d   Bui, Christopher ^e   Ha, Nghiem B ^a,f   Wong, Carrie R ^a,g   Tran, Anh Thu ^c   Nguyen, Mindie H ^f,h  

^a Pacific Health Foundation   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Song Manh Inc   (United States)

^d Leduc Medical Group   (United States)

^e Christopher Duong Bui MD Inc   (United States)

^f STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian; Epidemiology; HBV; Screening

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASIAN AMERICAN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; TRANSMISSION; UNITED STATES; VIET NAM; YOUNG ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEPATITIS B;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; ASIAN AMERICANS; CALIFORNIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; VIETNAM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879503307     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: 15430154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13187-013-0466-0     Document Type: Article

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