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Hepatitis B incidence among South Asian children in England and Wales: implications for immunisation policy
Abstract
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.
- hepatitis B virus
- HBV
- ethnic groups
- immunisation policy
- UK