Eradication of poliomyelitis: Progress in the Americas

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1991, Pages 222-229

  De Quadros, Ciro A ^a   Andrus, Jon Kim ^a,b   Olivé, Jean Marc ^a   Da Silveira, Claudio M ^a   Eikhof, Roxane M ^a   Carrasco, Peter ^a   Fitzsimmons, John W ^a   Pinheiro, Francisco P ^a  

^a Pan American Health Organization   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Eradication; Immunization; Pan American health organization; Poliomyelitis

Indexed keywords

POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FINANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MONITORING; MORBIDITY; PARALYSIS; POLIOMYELITIS; POLIOMYELITIS VIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VACCINATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

CENTRAL AMERICA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEXICO; PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION; POLIOMYELITIS; POLIOVIRUS VACCINE, INACTIVATED; POLIOVIRUS VACCINE, ORAL; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 0025905391     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199103000-00011     Document Type: Article

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