Increasing Hepatitis B Screening for Hmong Adults: Results from a Randomized Controlled Community-Based Study

S. Chen, Moon; M. Fang, Dao; L. Stewart, Susan; Ying Ly, May; Lee, Serge; H.T. Dang, Julie; T. Nguyen, Tram; E. Maxwell, Annette; L. Bowlus, Christopher; Bastani, Roshan; T. Nguyen, Tung

doi:10.1158/1055-9965.epi-12-1399

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Increasing Hepatitis B Screening for Hmong Adults: Results from a Randomized Controlled Community-Based Study

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Authors:

Moon S. Chen

Dao M. Fang

Susan L. Stewart

Abstract

Abstract Background: Hepatitis B-linked liver cancer disproportionately affects Hmong Americans. With an incidence rate of 18.9 per 100,000, Hmong Americans experience liver cancer at a rate that is 6 to 7 times more than that of non-Hispanic Whites. Serologic testing for the hepatitis B virus (HBV)...

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