PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - S Hahné AU - M Ramsay AU - K Soldan AU - K Balogun AU - P Mortimer TI - Hepatitis B incidence among South Asian children in England and Wales: implications for immunisation policy AID - 10.1136/adc.88.12.1082 DP - 2003 Dec 01 TA - Archives of Disease in Childhood PG - 1082--1083 VI - 88 IP - 12 4099 - http://adc.bmj.com/content/88/12/1082.short 4100 - http://adc.bmj.com/content/88/12/1082.full SO - Arch Dis Child2003 Dec 01; 88 AB - 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.