Hepatitis B incidence among South Asian children in England and Wales: implications for immunisation policy.
The incidence of acute hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is higher among South Asian than among non-South Asian UK residents, and infections in South Asians occur more often during childhood. The UK's immunisation policy should be changed to protect ethnic minority children against HBV infection.
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Public Health Laboratory Service, Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre, London, UK. susan.hahne@hpa.org.uk
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Soldan
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Balogun
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001208:Asia / Q000208:ethnology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D006291:Health Policy; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines; D006801:Humans; D007114:Immunization; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D014852:Wales / Q000453:epidemiology
D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines