Factors related to hepatitis b screening among Africans in New York City

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 745-754

  Sriphanlop, Pathu ^a   Jandorf, Lina ^a   Kairouz, Clement ^a   Thelemaque, Linda ^a   Shankar, Hari ^a   Perumalswami, Ponni ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Africans; Hepatitis B virus; Immigrants; Liver cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; BLACK PERSON; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICA; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CULTURE; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HEPATITIS B; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NEW YORK CITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84902665619     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: 19457359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.38.5.12     Document Type: Article

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