Barriers to Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Asian Americans

Background Routine screening for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection can identify individuals who need vaccination or treatment, as vaccination can prevent HBV infection. Although the overall prevalence of HBV infection in the United States is low (

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Veröffentlicht in:	Digestive diseases and sciences 2011-11, Vol.56 (11), p.3163-3171
Hauptverfasser:	Hu, Ke-Qin, Pan, Calvin Q., Goodwin, Diane
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Asian Americans Biochemistry Biological and medical sciences Delivery of Health Care Feeding. Feeding behavior Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Gastroenterology Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen Health care industry Health care reform Hepatitis B Hepatitis B - diagnosis Hepatitis B - ethnology Hepatitis B virus Hepatology Human viral diseases Humans Infection Infectious diseases Liver. Biliary tract. Portal circulation. Exocrine pancreas Mass Screening Medical sciences Medicine Medicine & Public Health Oncology Other diseases. Semiology Practice Guidelines as Topic Prevention Review Transplant Surgery Vaccination Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems Viral diseases Viral hepatitis
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Zusammenfassung:	Background Routine screening for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection can identify individuals who need vaccination or treatment, as vaccination can prevent HBV infection. Although the overall prevalence of HBV infection in the United States is low (
ISSN:	0163-2116 1573-2568
DOI:	10.1007/s10620-011-1840-6