Poliomyelitis eradication

Virus Research

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 185-192

  Dowdle, Walter R ^a   Featherstone, David A ^b   Birmingham, Maureen E ^b   Hull, Harry F ^b   Aylward, R Bruce ^b  

^a Task Force for Child Survival and Development   (United States)

^b Global Polio Eradication   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Humid climates; Poliomyelitis; Vaccine; WHO

Indexed keywords

ORAL POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION; ARTICLE; HUMAN; INDIA; NEUROLEPTIC INDUCED DEFICIT SYNDROME; PAKISTAN; POLIOMYELITIS; POLIOMYELITIS VIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AFRICA; ASIA; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; POLIOMYELITIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

POLIOVIRUS;

EID: 0032790479     PISSN: 01681702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1702(99)00044-1     Document Type: Article

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