Poliomyelitis surveillance: The compass for eradication

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 175, Issue 2 SUPPL., 1997, Pages

  Birmingham, Maureen E ^a   Linkins, Robert W ^b   Hull, Barbara P ^b   Hull, Harry F ^b  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; POLIOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0031035368     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/175.supplement_1.s146     Document Type: Article

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