Perspectives from the global poliomyelitis eradication initiative

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 76, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1998, Pages 42-46

  Hull, H F ^a   De Quadros, C ^b   Bilous, J ^c   Oblapenko, G ^d   Andrus, J ^e   Aslanian, R ^f   Jafari, H ^f   Okwo Bele, J M ^a   Aylward, R B ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (United States)

^c The World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific philippines   (Philippines)

^d WHO REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE   (Denmark)

^e WHO Regional Office for South East Asia   (India)

^f WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLIOMYELITIS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE;

HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; POLIOMYELITIS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 0032241968     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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