RT Journal
A1 Loo NM, Kim W, Larson JJ, Wieland ML, Chaudhry R
T1 HEpatitis b screening in a us academic primary care practice
JF Archives of Internal Medicine
JO Archives of Internal Medicine
YR 2012
FD October 22
VO 172
IS 19
SP 1517
OP 1519
DO 10.1001/archinternmed.2012.3647
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2012.3647
AB 
Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major cause of cirrhosis, liver failure, and hepatocellular carcinoma globally, with its highest burden in Asia.1- 2 In the United States, up to 2 million persons have chronic HBV infection, of whom more than 50% are of Asian ancestry.1,3 In Asian Americans, HBV testing has been shown to be cost-effective.4 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends HBV screening in persons born in Asia in addition to their US-born children who were not vaccinated as infants.5