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. 2003 Dec;88(12):1082–1083. doi: 10.1136/adc.88.12.1082

Hepatitis B incidence among South Asian children in England and Wales: implications for immunisation policy

S Hahne 1, M Ramsay 1, K Soldan 1, K Balogun 1, P Mortimer 1
PMCID: PMC1719373  PMID: 14670774

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Figure 1

Estimated cumulative incidence of chronic HBV infection per 100 000 population by ethnicity, based on laboratory surveillance of acute HBV infection in England and Wales, 1988–2000, adjusted for asymptomatic infections and under-reporting and excluding infections in children ⩽2 years of age.


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