Certification of the eradication of indigenous transmission of wild poliovirus in the Americas

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 175, Issue 2 SUPPL., 1997, Pages

  Robbins, Frederick C ^b   De Quadros, Ciro A ^a  

^a PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORAL POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PARALYSIS; POLIOMYELITIS; POLIOMYELITIS VIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VACCINATION; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0031025331     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/175.supplement_1.s281     Document Type: Article

References (3)

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3. Hinman AR, Foege WH, de Quadros CA, et al. The case for global eradication of poliomyelitis. Bull World Health Organ 1987;65:835-40.