Asian Nursing Research
Volume 1, Issue 3 , Pages 165-175 , December 2007

Differences in Knowledge of Hepatitis B Among Korean Immigrants in Two Cities in the Rocky Mountain Region

  • Hae-Ok Lee, RN, DNSc

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, School of Nursing, Denver, Colorado, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Hae-Ok Lee, RN, DNSc, Associate Professor, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, School of Nursing, 4200 East Ninth Avenue Box-C288, Denver, CO 80262, USA
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  • Ok-Ja Lee, RN, DNSc

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Director of Nursing, Department of Nursing Science, Konyang University Medical School, Seoul, Korea
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  • Susie Kim, RN, DNSc, FAAN

      Affiliations

    • Professor/President, Seoul Cyber University, Seoul, Korea
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  • Ivy Hontz, MA

      Affiliations

    • Program Manager, Asian Pacific Development Center, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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  • Amy Warner, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Manager of Infection Department, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Denver, Colorado, USA

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doi: 10.1016/S1976-1317(08)60019-5

Asian Nursing Research
Volume 1, Issue 3 , Pages 165-175 , December 2007

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