AAPI Health Literature Database

AAPI Health Literature Database - Diseases & Conditions (see also Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes, Hepatitis B, HIV/AIDS)

A problem of communication? Diabetes care among Bangladeshi people in Bradford. Health & Social Care in the Community 2003;11(1):45-54.

Abbott RD, Rodriguez BL, Petrovitch H, Yano K, Schatz IJ, Popper JS, et al. Ankle-brachial blood pressure in elderly men and the risk of stroke: the Honolulu Heart Program. J Clin Epidemiol 2001;54(10):973-8.

Alexander GA, Chu KC, Ho RC. Representation of Asian Americans in clinical cancer trials. Ann Epidemiol 2000;10(8 Suppl):S61-67.

Allen NE, Sauvaget C, Roddam AW, Appleby P, Nagano J, Suzuki G, et al. A prospective study of diet and prostate cancer in Japanese men. Cancer Causes Control 2004;15(9):911-20.

Anan K, Mitsuyama S, Nishihara K, Abe Y, Iwashita T, Ihara T, et al. Breast cancer in Japanese men: does sex affect prognosis? Breast Cancer 2004;11(2):180-6.

Anjana M, Sandeep S, Deepa R, Vimaleswaran KS, Farooq S, Mohan V. Visceral and central abdominal fat and anthropometry in relation to diabetes in Asian Indians. Diabetes Care 2004;27(12):2948-53.

Arnsberger P, Nussey B, Fox P, Breuer W. Cervical intraepithelial lesions and cervical cancer among Asian Pacific Islander women in a cervical cancer screening program. Health Care Women Int 2002;23(5):450-9.

Ashing-Giwa KT, Padilla G, Tejero J, Kraemer J, Wright K, Coscarelli A, et al. Understanding the breast cancer experience of women: a qualitative study of African American, Asian American, Latina and Caucasian cancer survivors. Psychooncology 2004;13(6):408-28.

Ashok V, Nishkantha A, Leong KH, Luo HD, El-Oakley RM, Tan CT, et al. Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting is a safe and effective treatment modality for Asian patients requiring coronary revascularisation. Singapore Med J 2005;46(1):15-20.

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and Diabetes. San Francisco, CA: Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum; 2001 April 2001.

Austin MA, Rodriguez BL, McKnight B, McNeely MJ, Edwards KL, Curb JD, et al. Low-density lipoprotein particle size, triglycerides, and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol as risk factors for coronary heart disease in older Japanese-American men. Am J Cardiol 2000;86(4):412-6.

Bajaj M, Banerji MA. Type 2 diabetes in South Asians: a pathophysiologic focus on the Asian-Indian epidemic. Curr Diab Rep 2004;4(3):213-8.

Baruffi G, Hardy CJ, Waslien CI, Uyehara SJ, Krupitsky D. Ethnic differences in the prevalence of overweight among young children in Hawaii. J Am Diet Assoc 2004;104(11):1701-7.

Baschetti R. Diabetes epidemic in newly westernized populations: is it due to thrifty genes or to genetically unknown foods? J R Soc Med 1998;91(12):622-5.

Bau I. Asians and Pacific Islanders and HIV prevention community planning. AIDS Educ Prev 1998;10(3 Suppl):77-93.

Bernstein L, Wu AH. Colon and Rectal Cancer among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Asian Am Pac Isl J Health 1998;6(2):184-200.

Bhardwaj U, Zhang YH, Blackburn W, McCabe LL, McCabe ER. Rapid confirmation of Southeast Asian and Filipino alpha-thalassemia genotypes from newborn screening specimens. Am J Hematol 2002;71(1):56-8.

Bhattacharya G. Health care seeking for HIV/AIDS among South Asians in the United States. Health Soc Work 2004;29(2):106-15.

Borugian MJ, Sheps SB, Whittemore AS, Wu AH, Potter JD, Gallagher RP. Carbohydrates and colorectal cancer risk among Chinese in North America. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2002;11(2):187-93.

Braun KL, Ichiho HM, Kuhaulua RL, Aitaoto NT, Tsark JU, Spegal R, et al. Empowerment through community building: Diabetes Today in the Pacific. J Public Health Manag Pract 2003;Suppl:S19-25.

Brawley O. National Cancer Institute's Perspective on Cancer Concerns for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Asian Am Pac Isl J Health 1998;6(2):311-316.

Carey Jackson J, Taylor VM, Chitnarong K, Mahloch J, Fischer M, Sam R, et al. Development of a cervical cancer control intervention program for Cambodian American women. J Community Health 2000;25(5):359-75.

Carlisle DM, Leake BD, Shapiro MF. Racial and ethnic disparities in the use of cardiovascular procedures: Associations with type of health insurance. American Journal of Public Health 1997;87(2):263.

Carter JS, Pugh J, Monterrosa A. Non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus in minorities in the United States. Annals of Internal Medicine 1996;125(3):221-232.

Ceria CD, Masaki KH, Rodriguez BL, Chen R, Yano K, Curb JD. The relationship of psychosocial factors to total mortality among older Japanese-American men: the Honolulu Heart Program. J Am Geriatr Soc 2001;49(6):725-31.

Chen AL, Kuss TT, McKeirnan S, Gleason CJ. Developing partnerships in Washington State to prevent hepatitis B virus infection in Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Asian Am Pac Isl J Health 2001;9(2):195-204.

Chen AL. Adolescent Hepatitis B Vaccination Issues for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Asian Am Pac Isl J Health 1999;7(1):7-9.

Chen AL. Hepatitis B Vaccination Efforts among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Asian Am Pac Isl J Health 1998;6(2):213-215.

Chen JP, Chen H, Chung H. Depressive disorders in Asian American adults. West J Med 2002;176(4):239-44.

Chen JY, Diamant AL, Kagawa-Singer M, Pourat N, Wold C. Disaggregating data on Asian and Pacific Islander women to assess cancer screening. Am J Prev Med 2004;27(2):139-45.

Chen MS, Jr. The Asian American Network for Cancer Awareness, Research and Training's role in cancer awareness, research and training. Asian Am Pac Isl J Health 2003;10(1):17-24.

Chen MS, Jr., Koh HK, Shinagawa S, Kagawa-Singer M, Ho RC. Epilogue to the "Cancer Concerns for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders" Conference. Asian Am Pac Isl J Health 1998;6(2):420-426.

Chen MS, Jr., Koh HK. Introduction to the Proceedings for the "Cancer Concerns for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders" Conference. Asian Am Pac Isl J Health 2000;6(2):67-75.

Chen MS, Jr., Koh HK. The Need for Cancer Prevention and Control among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Asian Am Pac Isl J Health 1997;5(1):3-6.

Chen QS, Jr., Ngo-Metzger Q, Tran LQ, Sugrue-McElearney E, Levy ER, Williams G, et al. Hepatitis B vaccination among Vietnamese-American children in a Boston community clinic. Asian Am Pac Isl J Health 2001;9(2):179-87.

Chen WT, Bakken S. Breast cancer knowledge assessment in female Chinese immigrants in New York. Cancer Nurs 2004;27(5):407-12.

Cheng TO. Lower body mass index cutoff is required for Chinese as a risk factor for coronary artery disease and other obesity-related metabolic disorders. Am J Clin Nutr 2004;80(3):782; author reply 782-3.

Cheung YB, Thumboo J, Goh C, Khoo KS, Che W, Wee J. The equivalence and difference between the English and Chinese versions of two major, cancer-specific, health-related quality-of-life questionnaires. Cancer 2004;101(12):2874-80.

Chin D. HIV-related sexual risk assessment among Asian/Pacific islander American women: An inductive model. Social Science & Medicine 1999;49(2):241.

Chin MH, Cook S, Jin L, Drum ML, Harrison JF, Koppert J, et al. Barriers to providing diabetes care in community health centers. Diabetes Care 2001;24(2):268-74.

Chng CL, Sy FS, Choi ST, Bau I, Astudillo R. Asian and Pacific Islander American HIV community-based organizations: a nationwide survey. AIDS Educ Prev 1998;10(3 Suppl):48-60.

Chng CL, Wong FY, Park RJ, Edberg MC, Lai DS. A model for understanding sexual health among Asian American/Pacific Islander men who have sex with men (MSM) in the United States. AIDS Educ Prev 2003;15(1 Suppl A):21-38.

Choi KH, Han CS, Hudes ES, Kegeles S. Unprotected sex and associated risk factors among young Asian and Pacific Islander men who have sex with men. AIDS Educ Prev 2002;14(6):472-81.

Choi KH, McFarland W, Kihara M. HIV prevention for Asian and Pacific Islander men who have sex with men: identifying needs for the Asia Pacific region. AIDS Educ Prev 2004;16(1):v-vii.

Choi KH, McFarland W, Neilands TB, Nguyen S, Louie B, Secura GM, et al. An opportunity for prevention: prevalence, incidence, and sexual risk for HIV among young Asian and Pacific Islander men who have sex with men, San Francisco. Sex Transm Dis 2004;31(8):475-80.

Choi KH, McFarland W, Neilands TB, Nguyen S, Secura G, Behel S, et al. High Level of Hepatitis B Infection and Ongoing Risk Among Asian/Pacific Islander Men Who Have Sex With Men, San Francisco, 2000-2001. Sex Transm Dis 2005;32(1):44-48.

Choi KH, Operario D, Gregorich SE, Han L. Age and race mixing patterns of sexual partnerships among Asian men who have sex with men: implications for HIV transmission and prevention. AIDS Educ Prev 2003;15(1 Suppl A):53-65.

Choi KH, Yep GA, Kumekawa E. HIV prevention among Asian and Pacific Islander American men who have sex with men: a critical review of theoretical models and directions for future research. AIDS Educ Prev 1998;10(3 Suppl):19-30.

Choudhry UK, Srivastava R, Fitch MI. Breast cancer detection practices of south Asian women: knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs. Oncol Nurs Forum 1998;25(10):1693-701.

Chow TW, Ross L, Fox P, Cummings JL, Lin KM. Utilization of Alzheimer's disease community resources by Asian-Americans in California. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2000;15(9):838-47.

Chu KC. Cancer Data for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Asian Am Pac Isl J Health 1998;6(2):130-139.

Chu WC, Lam WW, Pang AL, So NM, Tang AP, Tse GM, et al. Computer-assisted detection as a second reader in symptomatic Asian women with palpable breast cancer. Acta Radiol 2004;45(2):148-53.

Contreras CA. Addressing Cardiovascular Health in Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders: A Background Report. Asian Am Pac Isl J Health 1999;7(2):95-145.

Cooper M, Loue S, Lloyd LS. Perceived susceptibility to HIV infection among Asian and Pacific Islander women in San Diego. J Health Care Poor Underserved 2001;12(2):208-23.

Coughlin SS, Uhler RJ. Breast and cervical cancer screening practices among Asian and Pacific Islander women in the United States, 1994-1997. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2000;9(6):597-603.

Curb JD, Aluli NE, Huang BJ, Sharp DS, al e. Hypertension in elderly Japanese Americans and adult Native Hawaiians. Public Health Reports 1996;111:53.

Cuthbert-Allman C, Chausse M. Crossing cultural barriers to care for people with AIDS. Caring 1996;15(8):14-8.

Davis J, Busch J, Hammatt Z, Novotny R, Harrigan R, Grandinetti A, et al. The relationship between ethnicity and obesity in Asian and Pacific Islander populations: a literature review. Ethn Dis 2004;14(1):111-8.

Deapen D, Liu L, Perkins C, Bernstein L, Ross RK. Rapidly rising breast cancer incidence rates among Asian-American women. Int J Cancer 2002;99(5):747-50.

Deuson RR, Brodovicz KG, Barker L, Zhou F, Euler GL. Economic analysis of a child vaccination project among Asian Americans in Philadelphia, Pa. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2001;155(8):909-14.

Diabetes: Disabling, Deadly, and on the Rise 2003. Atlanta, GA: CDC At-A-Glance, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 2003.

Diamant AL, Babey SH, Brown ER, Chawla N. Diabetes in California: Findings from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research; 2003 April 2003.

Dignan M, Michielutte R, Blinson K, Wells HB, Case LD, Sharp P, et al. Effectiveness of health education to increase screening for cervical cancer among eastern-band Cherokee Indian women in North Carolina. J Natl Cancer Inst 1996;88(22):1670-6.

Divan HA. Cancer incidence and mortality in Asian Indians: a review of literature from the United States, South Asia, and beyond. Asian Am Pac Isl J Health 2003;10(2):73-85.

Do S. The natural history of hepatitis B in Asian Americans. Asian Am Pac Isl J Health 2001;9(2):141-53.

Does a Japanese lifestyle protect against cancer? Ethn Dis 2004;14(3):453-4.

Ducore JM, Parikh-Patel A, Gold EB. Cancer occurrence in Southeast Asian children in California. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2004;26(10):613-8.

Enas EA. Cardiovascular Diseases in Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Asian Am Pac Isl J Health 1996;4(1-3):119-120.

Euler GL. The epidemiology of hepatitis B vaccination catch-up among AAPI children in the United States. Asian Am Pac Isl J Health 2001;9(2):154-61.

Facione NC, Giancarlo C, Chan L. Perceived risk and help-seeking behavior for breast cancer. A Chinese-American perspective. Cancer Nurs 2000;23(4):258-67.

Fary CM, Ramona R, Catherine V. Barriers to treatment for eating disorders among ethnically diverse women. International Journal of Eating Disorders [H.W. Wilson - SSA] 2001;30(3):269.

Flood DM, Weiss NS, Cook LS, Emerson JC, Schwartz SM, Potter JD. Colorectal cancer incidence in Asian migrants to the United States and their descendants. Cancer Causes Control 2000;11(5):403-11.

Fujimoto W, Boyko EJ, Leonetti DL, Bergstrom R, al e. Hypertension in Japanese Americans: The Seattle Japanese-American Community Diabetes Study. Public Health Reports 1996;111:56.

Fujimoto WY, Bergstrom RW, Boyko EJ, al e. Diabetes and diabetes risk factors in second- and third-generation Japanese Americans in Seattle, Washington. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 1994;50(Supplement 2):S73-S76.

Fujimoto WY, Bergstrom RW, Boyko EJ, Chen K, Kahn SE, Leonetti DL, et al. Type 2 diabetes and the metabolic syndrome in Japanese Americans. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2000;50 Suppl 2:S73-6.

Fujimoto WY, Leonetti D, Newell-Morris L, Shuman W, Stolov W, al e. Prevalence of diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance among the second generation Japanese-American men. Diabetes 1987;36(6):721-729.

Fukagai T, Shimada M, Yoshida H, Namiki T, Carlile RG. Clinical-pathological comparison of clinical prostate cancer between Japanese Americans in Hawaii and Japanese living in Japan. Int J Androl 2000;23 Suppl 2:43-4.

Ghosh C. Healthy People 2010 and Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders: defining a baseline of information. Am J Public Health 2003;93(12):2093-8.

Gilani GM, Kamal S. Risk factors for breast cancer in Pakistani women aged less than 45 years. Ann Hum Biol 2004;31(4):398-407.

Gomez SL, Clarke CA, Glaser SL. Cancer survival in US racial/ethnic groups: heterogeneity among Asian ethnic subgroups. Arch Intern Med 2003;163(5):631-2; author reply 632.

Gomez SL, Kelsey JL, Glaser SL, Lee MM, Sidney S. Immigration and acculturation in relation to health and health-related risk factors among specific Asian subgroups in a health maintenance organization. Am J Public Health 2004;94(11):1977-84.

Gong G, Oakley-Girvan I, Wu AH, Kolonel LN, John EM, West DW, et al. Segregation analysis of prostate cancer in 1,719 white, African-American and Asian-American families in the United States and Canada. Cancer Causes Control 2002;13(5):471-82.

Gordon-Larsen P, Adair LS, Popkin BM. Ethnic differences in physical activity and inactivity patterns and overweight status. Obes Res 2002;10(3):141-9.

Gotay CC, Banner RO, Matsunaga DS, Hedlund N, Enos R, Issell BF, et al. Impact of a culturally appropriate intervention on breast and cervical screening among native Hawaiian women. Prev Med 2000;31(5):529-37.

Grandinetti A, Kaholokula JK, Crabbe KM, Kenui CK, Chen R, Chang HK. Relationship between depressive symptoms and diabetes among native Hawaiians. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2000;25(3):239-46.

Group DPPR. Reduction in the incidence of type 2 diabetes with lifestyle intervention or metformin. New England Journal of Medicine 2002;346(6):393-403.

Group UPDS. Intensive bllod-glucose control with sulphonylrueas or insulin compared with conventional treatment and risk of complications in patients with type 2 diabetes. Lancet 1998;352:837-853.

Han Y, Williams RD, Harrison RA. Breast cancer screening knowledge, attitudes, and practices among Korean American women. Oncol Nurs Forum 2000;27(10):1585-91.

Haour-Knipe M, Fleury F, Dubois-Arber F. HIV/AIDS prevention for migrants and ethnic minorities: three phases of evaluation. Social Science and Medicine 1999;49(10):1357-1372.

Harlan L, Bernstein A, Kessler L. Cervical Cancer Screening: Who is not Screened and Why. American Journal of Public Health 1991;81(7):885-890.

Hart VR, Gallagher-Thompson D, Davies HD. Strategies for increasing participation of ethnic minorities in Alzheimer's disease diagnostic centers: a multifaceted approach in California. The Gerontologist [H.W. Wilson - SSA] 1996;36:259.

Hashibe M, Gao T, Li G, Dalbagni G, Zhang ZF. Comparison of bladder cancer survival among Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, Hawaiian and Caucasian populations in the United States. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2003;4(3):267-73.

Health Alert: Healthier Lifestyle Can Prevent or Delay Diabetes in Children: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 2002.

Hedeen AN, White E, Taylor V. Ethnicity and birthplace in relation to tumor size and stage in Asian American women with breast cancer. American Journal of Public Health 1999;89(8):1248.

Hepatitis B vaccination coverage among Asian and Pacific Islander children--United States, 1998. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2000;49(27):616-9.

Hernandez MT, Klausner JD, McFarland W, Wong E, Bolan G, Molitor F, et al. Hepatitis B prevalence in young women living in low-income areas: the population-based San Francisco Bay area's Young Women's Survey. Sex Transm Dis 2000;27(9):539-44.

Hislop TG, Deschamps M, Teh C, Jackson C, Tu SP, Yasui Y, et al. Facilitators and barriers to cervical cancer screening among Chinese Canadian women. Can J Public Health 2003;94(1):68-73.

Ho R. Disparities in Cancer Treatment Outcomes among Asian Americans: Implications for the Asian American Network for Cancer Awareness, Research and Training. Asian Am Pac Isl J Health 2000;8(1):39-42.

Ho RC. Foreword to the Proceedings of the "Cancer Concerns for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders" Conference. Asian Am Pac Isl J Health 1998;6(2):77.

Hon KL, Leung TF, Wong Y, Ma KC, Fok TF. Skin diseases in Chinese children at a pediatric dermatology center. Pediatr Dermatol 2004;21(2):109-12.

Honda K. Factors associated with colorectal cancer screening among the US urban Japanese population. Am J Public Health 2004;94(5):815-22.

Horiuchi H, Kita T, Mabuchi H, Matsuzaki M, Matsuzawa Y, Nakaya N, et al. Primary cardiovascular events and serum lipid levels in elderly Japanese with hypercholesterolemia undergoing 6-year simvastatin treatment: a subanalysis of the Japan lipid intervention trial. J Am Geriatr Soc 2004;52(12):1981-7.

Howard BV, Criqui MH, Curb JD, Rodabough R, Safford MM, Santoro N, et al. Risk factor clustering in the insulin resistance syndrome and its relationship to cardiovascular disease in postmenopausal white, black, hispanic, and Asian/Pacific Islander women. Metabolism 2003;52(3):362-71.

Hsia J, Wu L, Allen C, Oberman A, Lawson WE, Torrens J, et al. Physical activity and diabetes risk in postmenopausal women. Am J Prev Med 2005;28(1):19-25.

Huang BJ, Rodriguez BL, Burchfiel CM, Chyou P-H, Curb JD, Yano K. Acculuration and Prevalence of Diabetes mong Japanese Men in Hawaii. American Journal of Epidemiology 1996;144(7):674-681.

Hubbell FA, Mishra SI, Luce PH. The Pacific Islander Cancer Control Network's role in cancer awareness, research and training. Asian Am Pac Isl J Health 2003;10(1):40-9.

Hughes CK, Tsark JU, Kenui CK, Alexander GA. Cancer research studies in Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders. Ann Epidemiol 2000;10(8 Suppl):S49-60.

Ishida DN. Making inroads on cancer prevention and control with Asian Americans. Semin Oncol Nurs 2001;17(3):220-8.

Jackson JC, Taylor VM, Chitnarong K, Mahloch J, Fischer M, Sam R, et al. Development of a Cervical Cancer Control Intervention Program for Cambodian American Women. Journal of Community Health 2000;25(5):359-375.

James DC, Chen WW. A population-based hepatitis B vaccination coverage survey among Asian and Pacific Islander American students in Alachua County, Florida. Asian Am Pac Isl J Health 2001;9(2):188-94.

Jayne RL, Rankin SH. Application of Leventhal's self-regulation model to Chinese immigrants with type 2 diabetes. J Nurs Scholarsh 2001;33(1):53-9.

Jemmott LS, Maula EC, Bush E. Hearing our voices: assessing HIV prevention needs among Asian and Pacific Islander women. J Transcult Nurs 1999;10(2):102-11.

Jenkins CN, Buu C, Berger W, Son DT. Liver carcinoma prevention among Asian Pacific Islanders. Getting hepatitis B shots into arms. Cancer 2001;91(1 Suppl):252-6.

Johnson L. Collaboration Opportunities to Address Cancer Concerns for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Asian Am Pac Isl J Health 1998;6(2):262.

Johnson MRD. Perceptions of Barriers to Healthy Physical Activity among Asian Communities. Sport, Education and Society 2000;5(1):51-70.

Jones SG, Messmer PR, Charron SA, Parns M. HIV-Positive Women and Minority Patients' Satisfaction with Inpatient Hospital Care. AIDS PATIENT CARE and STDs 2002;16(3):127-134.

Judd NL, Griffith WC, Faustman EM. Consideration of cultural and lifestyle factors in defining susceptible populations for environmental disease. Toxicology 2004;198(1-3):121-33.

Juon HS, Choi Y, Kim MT. Cancer screening behaviors among Korean-American women. Cancer Detect Prev 2000;24(6):589-601.

Kagawa-Singer M, Pourat N. Asian American and Pacific Islander breast and cervical carcinoma screening rates and healthy people 2000 objectives. Cancer 2000;89(3):696-705.

Kagawa-Singer M. A Socio-cultural Perspective on Cancer Control Issues for Asian Americans. Asian Am Pac Isl J Health 2000;8(1):12-17.

Kalmijn S, Foley D, White L, Burchfiel CM, Curb JD, Petrovitch H, et al. Metabolic cardiovascular syndrome and risk of dementia in Japanese-American elderly men. The Honolulu-Asia aging study. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2000;20(10):2255-60.

Kanuha VK. The impact of sexuality and race/ethnicity on HIV/AIDS risk among Asian and Pacific Island American (A/PIA) gay and bisexual men in Hawai'i. AIDS Educ Prev 2000;12(6):505-18.

Kawamura T, Egusa G, Fujikawa R, Okubo M. Beta(3)-adrenergic receptor gene variant is associated with upper body obesity only in obese Japanese-American men but not in women. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2001;54(1):49-55.

Khoo SM, Tan WC, Ng TP, Ho CH. Risk factors associated with habitual snoring and sleep-disordered breathing in a multi-ethnic Asian population: a population-based study. Respir Med 2004;98(6):557-66.

Khunti K, Samani NJ. Coronary heart disease in people of south-Asian origin. Lancet 2004;364(9451):2077-8.

Kibirige MS. Diabetes in immigrant Asian children. Indian Pediatr 1999;36(5):445-8.

Kim K, Yu ES, Chen EH, Kim J, Brintnall RA. Colorectal cancer screening. Knowledge and practices among Korean Americans. Cancer Pract 1998;6(3):167-75.

Kim KK, Yu ES, Chen EH, Cross N, Kim J, Brintnall RA. Nutritional status of Korean Americans: implications for cancer risk. Oncol Nurs Forum 2000;27(10):1573-83.

Kim MT, Juon HS, Hill MN, Post W, Kim KB. Cardiovascular disease risk factors in Korean American elderly. West J Nurs Res 2001;23(3):269-82.

Kim WR, Benson JT, Therneau TM, Torgerson HA, Yawn BP, Melton LJ, 3rd. Changing epidemiology of hepatitis B in a U.S. community. Hepatology 2004;39(3):811-6.

Kim YA, Lee CW. Effects of obesity on breast cancer stage at diagnosis in Korean women. Eur J Cancer Prev 2004;13(1):13-7.

Kim YJ, Choi SY, Lee HY, Sung JD, Youn TJ, Song JM, et al. Heart failure in Korean elderly patients - clinical features, prognosis and prognostic factors. Arch Gerontol Geriatr 1999;29(2):183-91.

Kim YO. Access to hepatitis B vaccination among Korean American children in immigrant families. J Health Care Poor Underserved 2004;15(2):170-82.

Klatsky AL, Tekawa I, Armstrong MA, Sidney S. The risk of hospitalization for ischemic heart disease among Asian Americans in Northern California. American Journal of Public Health 1994;84(10):1672.

Klatsky AL, Tekawa IS, Armstrong MA. Cardiovascular risk factors among Asian Americans. Public Health Reports 1996;111:62.

Koh HK, Sun T, Zhang YQ. Cancer in Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Populations. Asian Am Pac Isl J Health 1996;4(1-3):121-124.

Koh HK. Cancer Prevention and Control for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders: A View from the Commissioner of Public Health of Massachusetts. Asian Am Pac Isl J Health 1998;6(2):317-321.

Kost ER, Hall KL, Hines JF, Farley JH, Nycum LR, Rose GS, et al. Asian-Pacific Islander race independently predicts poor outcome in patients with endometrial cancer. Gynecol Oncol 2003;89(2):218-26.

Krieger N, Quesenberry C, Jr., Peng T, Horn-Ross P, Stewart S, Brown S, et al. Social class, race/ethnicity, and incidence of breast, cervix, colon, lung, and prostate cancer among Asian, Black, Hispanic, and White residents of the San Francisco Bay Area, 1988-92 (United States). Cancer Causes Control 1999;10(6):525-37.

Kruger J, Sam SA, Kohl HW. Physical Activity Among Asians and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders --- 50 States and the District of Columbia, 2001--2003. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2004 August 27, 2004:756-760.

Kunkel EJ, Kim JS, Hann HW, Oyesanmi O, Menefee LA, Field HL, et al. Depression in Korean immigrants with hepatitis B and related liver diseases. Psychosomatics 2000;41(6):472-80.

Lam CY, Pepper CM, Ryabchenko KA. Case identification of mood disorders in Asian American and Caucasian American college students. Psychiatr Q 2004;75(4):361-73.

Lauderdale DS, Rathouz PJ. Body mass index in a US national sample of Asian Americans: effects of nativity, years since immigration and socioeconomic status. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 2000;24(9):1188-94.

Lee GB, Charn TC, Chew ZH, Ng TP. Complementary and alternative medicine use in patients with chronic diseases in primary care is associated with perceived quality of care and cultural beliefs. Fam Pract 2004;21(6):654-60.

Lee MC. Knowledge, barriers, and motivators related to cervical cancer screening among Korean-American women. A focus group approach. Cancer Nurs 2000;23(3):168-75.

Lenfant C. Preface to "Addressing Cardiovascular Health in Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders": A Background Report. Asian Am Pac Isl J Health 1999;7(2):94-95.

Lew S. HIV prevention among Asian and Pacific Islander American men who have sex with men: theories, research, applications, and policies. Introduction. AIDS Educ Prev 1998;10(3 Suppl):1-2.

Li FP, Pawlish K. Cancers in Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders: Migrant Studies. Asian Am Pac Isl J Health 1998;6(2):123-129.

Liang W, Yuan E, Mandelblatt JS, Pasick RJ. How do older Chinese women view health and cancer screening? Results from focus groups and implications for interventions. Ethn Health 2004;9(3):283-304.

Liao D, Asberry PJ, Shofer JB, Callahan H, Matthys C, Boyko EJ, et al. Improvement of BMI, body composition, and body fat distribution with lifestyle modification in Japanese Americans with impaired glucose tolerance. Diabetes Care 2002;25(9):1504-10.

Liao D, Shofer JB, Boyko EJ, McNeely MJ, Leonetti DL, Kahn SE, et al. Abnormal glucose tolerance and increased risk for cardiovascular disease in Japanese-Americans with normal fasting glucose. Diabetes Care 2001;24(1):39-44.

Lin HC, Su CY, Huang SC. Kikuchi's disease in Asian children. Pediatrics 2005;115(1):e92-6.

Lin SS, Clarke CA, Prehn AW, Glaser SL, West DW, O'Malley CD. Survival differences among Asian subpopulations in the United States after prostate, colorectal, breast, and cervical carcinomas. Cancer 2002;94(4):1175-82.

LoBue PA, Moser KS. Screening of immigrants and refugees for pulmonary tuberculosis in San Diego County, California. Chest 2004;126(6):1777-82.

Loue S, Lane SD, Lloyd LS, Loh L. Integrating Buddhism and HIV prevention in U.S. southeast Asian communities. J Health Care Poor Underserved 1999;10(1):100-21.

Loue S, Lloyd LS, Phoombour E. Organizing Asian Pacific Islanders in an urban community to reduce HIV risk: a case study. AIDS Educ Prev 1996;8(5):381-93.

Ma GX, Chu KC, Jackson FE, Tsou W. The Asian Tobacco Education, Cancer Awareness and Research's role in tobacco and cancer control efforts in Asian American communities. Asian Am Pac Isl J Health 2003;10(1):25-39.

Ma GX, Fleisher L. Awareness of Cancer Information Among Asian Americans. Journal of Community Health 2003;28(2):115-130.

Ma GX, Tan Y, Feeley RM, Thomas P. Perceived Risks of Certain Types of Cancer and Heart Disease Among Asian American Smokers and Non-Smokers. Journal of Community Health 2002;27(4):233-246.

Ma GX, Toubbeh JI, Su X, Edwards RL. ATECAR: An Asian American community-based participatory research model on tobacco and cancer control. Health Promot Pract 2004;5(4):382-94.

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Marchand LL. Combined influence of genetic and dietary factors on colorectal cancer incidence in Japanese Americans. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr 1999(26):101-5.

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Pineda MD, White E, Kristal AR, Taylor V. Asian breast cancer survival in the US: a comparison between Asian immigrants, US-born Asian Americans and Caucasians. Int J Epidemiol 2001;30(5):976-82.

Pinhey TK. A research note on body mass, physical aggression, and the competitiveness of Asian-Pacific Islander adolescents in Guam. Soc Biol 2002;49(1-2):90-8.

Pokorski RJ, Ohlmer U. Long-term morbidity and mortality in Chinese insurance applicants infected with the hepatitis B virus. J Insur Med 2001;33(2):143-64.

Polek C, Klemm P, Hardie T, Wheeler E, Birney M, Lynch K. Asian/Pacific Islander American women: age and death rates during hospitalization for breast cancer. Oncol Nurs Forum 2004;31(4):E69-74.

Ponce N, Gatchell M, Brown ER. Cancer Screening rates Among Asian Ethnic Groups. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research; 2003 November 2003.

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Reilley BA. The National Task Force on Hepatitis B Immunization, Focus on Asians and Pacific Islanders: a chronicle of achievement. Asian Am Pac Isl J Health 2001;9(2):112-37.

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Schuster MA, Bell RM, Nakajima GA, Kanouse DE. The sexual practices of Asian and Pacific Islander high school students. J Adolesc Health 1998;23(4):221-31.

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Smith FE, Chiu JL, King GL. Diabetes Mellitus and its Complications in Asian Americans. Asian Am Pac Isl J Health 1999;7(2):170-175.

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Theuer CP. Asian gastric cancer patients at a southern California comprehensive cancer center are diagnosed with less advanced disease and have superior stage-stratified survival. Am Surg 2000;66(9):821-6.

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Unger JB, Reynolds K, Shakib S, Spruijt-Metz D, Sun P, Johnson CA. Acculturation, physical activity, and fast-food consumption among Asian-American and Hispanic adolescents. J Community Health 2004;29(6):467-81.

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Wang CY, Abbot L, Goodbody AK, Hui WT. Ideal body image and health status in low-income Pacific Islanders. J Cult Divers 2002;9(1):12-22.

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Watari KF, Gatz M. Pathways to care for Alzheimer's disease among Korean Americans. Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol 2004;10(1):23-38.

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Williams W. A National Strategy to Prevent Liver Cancer for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Asian Am Pac Isl J Health 1998;6(2):287-291.

Wong FY, Campsmith ML, Nakamura GV, Crepaz N, Begley E. HIV testing and awareness of care-related services among a group of HIV-positive Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States: findings from a supplemental HIV/AIDS Surveillance Project. AIDS Educ Prev 2004;16(5):440-7.

Wong FY, Chng CL, Lo W. A profile of six community-based HIV prevention programs targeting Asian and Pacific Islander Americans. AIDS Educ Prev 1998;10(3 Suppl):61-76.

Wortley PM, Metler RP, Hu DJ, Fleming PL. AIDS among Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States. Am J Prev Med 2000;18(3):208-14.

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Wu AH, Wan P, Hankin J, Tseng CC, Yu MC, Pike MC. Adolescent and adult soy intake and risk of breast cancer in Asian-Americans. Carcinogenesis 2002;23(9):1491-6.

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Yang RC, Mills PK, Riordan DG. Cervical cancer among Hmong women in California, 1988 to 2000. Am J Prev Med 2004;27(2):132-8.

Yeung A, Howarth S, Chan R, Sonawalla S, Nierenberg AA, Fava M. Use of the Chinese version of the Beck Depression Inventory for screening depression in primary care. J Nerv Ment Dis 2002;190(2):94-9.

Yeung A, Neault N, Sonawalla S, Howarth S, Fava M, Nierenberg AA. Screening for major depression in Asian-Americans: a comparison of the Beck and the Chinese Depression Inventory. Acta Psychiatr Scand 2002;105(4):252-7.

Yeung AS, Chang DF. Adjustment disorder: intergenerational conflict in a Chinese immigrant family. Cult Med Psychiatry 2002;26(4):509-25.

Yi JK. Factors associated with cervical cancer screening behavior among Vietnamese women. Journal of Community Health 1994;19(3):189.

Yoshikawa H, Wilson PA, Chae DH, Cheng JF. Do family and friendship networks protect against the influence of discrimination on mental health and HIV risk among Asian and Pacific Islander gay men? AIDS Educ Prev 2004;16(1):84-100.

Yoshikawa H, Wilson PA, Hsueh J, Rosman EA, Chin J, Kim JH. What front-line CBO staff can tell us about culturally anchored theories of behavior change in HIV prevention for Asian/Pacific Islanders. Am J Community Psychol 2003;32(1-2):143-58.

Yoshioka MR, Schustack A. Disclosure of HIV Status: Cultural Issues of Asian Patients. AIDS PATIENT CARE and STDs 2001;15(2):77-82.

Yu ES, Kim KK, Chen EH, Brintnall RA. Breast and cervical cancer screening among Chinese American women. Cancer Pract 2001;9(2):81-91.

Yu MY, Seetoo AD, Hong OS, Song L, Raizade R, Weller AL. Cancer screening promotion among medically underserved Asian American women: integration of research and practice. Res Theory Nurs Pract 2002;16(4):237-48.

Yu MY, Seetoo AD, Qu M. Challenges of identifying asian women for breast cancer screening. Oncol Nurs Forum 2002;29(3):585-7.

Zhan L. Caring for family members with Alzheimer's disease: perspectives from Chinese American caregivers. J Gerontol Nurs 2004;30(8):19-29.

Zhang XF, Attia J, D'Este K, Yu XH, Wu XG. Prevalence and magnitude of classical risk factors for coronary heart disease in a cohort of 4400 Chinese steelworkers over 13.5 years follow-up. Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil 2004;11(2):113-20.

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