Problems with the Campaign for the Global Eradication of Poliomyelitis

Epidemiology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 209-210

  Knolle, Helmut ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORAL POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; POLIOMYELITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; RISK; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; NEW YORK CITY; POLIOMYELITIS; POLIOVIRUS VACCINE, ORAL; RISK; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0030092752     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001648-199603000-00019     Document Type: Article

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