Applied Nursing Research
Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 2-6 , February 2005

Hepatitis B infection among Asian American Pacific Islanders in the Rocky Mountain area

  • HaeOk Lee, DNSc, RN

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80262, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 303 315 4298; fax: +1 303 315 8660.
    • ,
  • Ivy Hontz, MA

      Affiliations

    • Asian Pacific Development Center, Denver, CO 80206, USA
    • ,
  • Amy Warner, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Disease Control and Environmental Epidemiology Division, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Denver, CO 80222, USA
    • ,
  • Sugie J. Park, PharmDc, RPH

      Affiliations

    • Rocky Mountain Korean Lions Club, International Lions Club, Denver, CO 80210, USA

Received 10 October 2003 ,Revised 10 March 2004 ,Accepted 2 April 2004.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2004.04.002

Applied Nursing Research
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