Demographic and serological characteristics of Asian Americans with hepatitis B infection diagnosed at community screenings

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 575-581

  Xu, J J ^a   Tien, C ^a   Chang, M ^a   Rhee, J ^a   Tien, A ^a   Bae, H S ^a,b   Ho, F C S ^b   Chan, L S ^c   Fong, T L ^a,c  

^a ST VINCENT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Private Practice   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

disease surveillance; vaccination

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST; SEROLOGY; VACCINATION;

DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; VACCINATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ASIAN AMERICANS; DEMOGRAPHY; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LOS ANGELES; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84879797484     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: 13652893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jvh.12073     Document Type: Article

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