Asian Americans
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Exposure to the carcinogen 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK) in smokers from 3 populations with different risks of lung cancer.

13 Nov 2009 Native Hawaiian smokers are at higher risk and Japanese-American smokers at lower risk of lung cancer (LC), compared with white smokers, even after accounting for smoking history. Because variation in carcinogen exposure/metabolism may occur ... Read more...

Outcomes of Ahmed glaucoma valve implantation in children with primary congenital glaucoma.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the long-term efficacy of intraocular pressure reduction and complications of Ahmed glaucoma valve (AGV) implantation in children with primary congenital glaucoma. METHODS: The medical records of patients with primary ... Read more...

Cancer screening behaviors and barriers in Asian Americans.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVES: To determine differences in screening for routine physical exam and cancers among Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Cambodian Americans. METHODS: The sample consisted of 2011 participants. Chi square was used to identify relationships ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Asian Americans'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Exposure to the carcinogen 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK) in smokers from 3 populations with different risks of lung cancer. 13 Nov 2009
• Outcomes of Ahmed glaucoma valve implantation in children with primary congenital glaucoma. 30 Oct 2009
• Cancer screening behaviors and barriers in Asian Americans. 30 Oct 2009
• Breast cancer screening among Vietnamese Americans: a randomized controlled trial of lay health worker outreach. 29 Sep 2009
• African Americans in commercial HMOs more likely to delay prescription drugs and use the emergency room. 29 Sep 2009
• Racial and ethnic disparities in the trends in primary cesarean delivery based on indications. 29 Sep 2009
• End-of-life communication: ethnic differences between Korean American and non-Hispanic White older adults. 29 Sep 2009
• Ethnic-specific risks for atherosclerotic calcification of the thoracic and abdominal aorta (from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis). 13 Sep 2009
• The paradox of indiscriminate multiculturalism. 30 Aug 2009
• ALDH2, ADH1B and alcohol expectancies: integrating genetic and learning perspectives. 30 Aug 2009
• Not all minorities are underrepresented in academic surgery. 30 Aug 2009
• Racial differences in motivators and barriers to blood donation among blood donors. 30 Aug 2009
• Downward social mobility and major depressive episodes among Latino and Asian-American immigrants to the United States. 9 Aug 2009
• Beyond the "model minority" stereotype: trends in health risk behaviors among Asian/Pacific Islander high school students. 30 Jul 2009
• Smoke-free policies among Asian-American women: comparisons by education status. 30 Jul 2009
• Ethnicity and health care in cervical cancer survival: comparisons between a Filipino resident population, Filipino-Americans, and Caucasians. 30 Jul 2009
• Skin from various ethnic origins and aging: an in vivo cross-sectional multimodality imaging study. 30 Jul 2009
• Connecting and separating mind-sets: culture as situated cognition. 30 Jul 2009
• Korean american family postcaregivers on dementia caregiving: a phenomenological inquiry. 30 Jul 2009
• Interrelationships of added sugars intake, socioeconomic status, and race/ethnicity in adults in the United States: National Health Interview Survey, 2005. 30 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Asian Americans'

Definition: Persons living in the United States having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent.

Descriptor UI: D001213

Alternative terms: Asian Americans; American, Asian; Americans, Asian; Asian American; Japanese Americans; American, Japanese; Americans, Japanese; Japanese American; Korean Americans; American, Korean; Americans, Korean; Korean American; Chinese Americans; American, Chinese; Americans, Chinese; Chinese American;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; education; history; legislation & jurisprudence; psychology; statistics & numerical data; ethnology; genetics;

Tree Number: M01.686.508.200.100; M01.686.754.225;

History Note: 81

Technical Notes: Asian includes Far East, Southeast Asia, & the Indian subcontinent; despite X refs specify NIM CHINA /ethnol, JAPAN /ethnol, KOREA/ethnol, or other Asiatic country with /ethnol when pertinent