Hepatitis B among Asian Americans: Prevalence, progress, and prospects for control

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 21, Issue 42, 2015, Pages 11924-11930

  Chen, Moon S ^a,b   Dang, Julie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian Americans; Chronic hepatitis B; Hepatitis B; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CHINA; CHRONIC HEPATITIS B; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MASS SCREENING; MIGRATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHILIPPINES; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SEROPREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION; VIET NAM; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR;

ASIAN AMERICANS; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

EID: 84947484098     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: 22192840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i42.11924     Document Type: Article

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