Provider Knowledge and Practice Regarding Hepatitis B Screening in Chinese-Speaking PatientsFootnote*

*Preliminary results presented at the Society of General Internal Medicine National Meeting New Orleans, May 2005. This project was made possible through funding from the Asian American Network for Cancer Awareness, Research and Training, a branch of National Cancer Institute.

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