RT Journal
T1 Notice to readers: National hepatitis b initiative for asian americans/native hawaiian and other pacific islanders
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2009
FD June 24
VO 301
IS 24
SP 2545
OP 2545
DO 
UL http://dx.doi.org/
AB 
An estimated 1.4 million persons in the United States are living with chronic hepatitis B, and more than half are Asian Americans and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders. These populations have the highest rates of chronic hepatitis B among all racial/ethnic groups in the United States and also a disproportionately high risk for liver cancer. The HBV infection-related death rate among Asian Americans and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders is seven times greater than the rate among whites (CDC, unpublished data, 2007).