TY  - JOUR
T1  - HEpatitis b screening in a us academic primary care practice
AU  - Loo NM, Kim W, Larson JJ, Wieland ML, Chaudhry R
Y1  - 2012/10/22
N1  - 10.1001/archinternmed.2012.3647
JO  - Archives of Internal Medicine
SP  - 1517
EP  - 1519
VL  - 172
IS  - 19
N2  - 
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

SN  - 0003-9926
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2012.3647
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2012.3647
ER  -