The eradication of poliomyelitis in Egypt: Critical factors affecting progress to date

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 175, Issue 2 SUPPL., 1997, Pages

  Aylward, R Bruce ^a   Mansour, Esmat ^b   Oon, El Said Aly ^b   Haridi, Ahmed ^b   El Kheir, Abdulla Abu ^b   Hassan, Atef ^b  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INACTIVATED VACCINE; ORAL POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

EGYPT; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POLIOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0031027566     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/175.supplement_1.s56     Document Type: Review

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