Progress towards polio eradication in Zimbabwe

Central African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 330-335

  Nathoo, K J ^a   Mabuzane, E ^b   Munyoro, M ^c   Shearley, A ^b   Manyame, B ^d   Beillik, R ^c  

^a UNIV OF ZIMBABWE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Zimbabwe)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND CHILD CARE   (Zimbabwe)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^d UNICEF   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; LABORATORY; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLIOMYELITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARD; ZIMBABWE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABORATORIES; POLIOMYELITIS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0033291393     PISSN: 00089176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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