Hepatitis B Knowledge and Practices Among Chinese Canadian Women in Vancouver, British Columbia
- 1 July 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Canadian Journal of Public Health
- Vol. 94 (4) , 281-286
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf03403606
Abstract
Liver cancer rates are higher in North American Chinese than non-Asian ethnic/racial groups, largely due to chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection.Keywords
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