Epidemiologic study of Guillain-Barre syndrome in children <15 years of age in Latin America

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 175, Issue 2 SUPPL., 1997, Pages

  Olivé, Jean Marc ^a,b   Castillo, Carlos ^a   Castro, Rafael Garcia ^a   De Quadros, Ciro A ^a  

^a PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (United States)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORAL POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FATALITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVE CONDUCTION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PARALYSIS; POLIOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA;

EID: 0031035004     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/175.supplement_1.s160     Document Type: Article

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