Epidemiological considerations on age distribution of paralytic poliomyelitis

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 237-241

  Singh, J ^a   Sharma, R S ^a   Verghese, T ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORAL POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; HUMAN; HYGIENE; IMMUNIZATION; INDIA; PARALYSIS; POLIOMYELITIS; SANITATION;

EID: 0029811850     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/42.4.237     Document Type: Article

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