Outbreaks of paralytic poliomyelitis, 1976-1995

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 175, Issue 2 SUPPL., 1997, Pages

  Patriarca, Peter A ^a   Sutter, Roland W ^b   Oostvogel, Paul M ^b  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORAL POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG POTENCY; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INDUSTRIALIZATION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POLIOMYELITIS; POLIOMYELITIS VIRUS 1; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS GENOME; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0031038089     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/175.supplement_1.s165     Document Type: Article

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