Eradication of poliomyelitis in countries affected by conflict

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 330-338

  Tangermann, R H ^a   Hull, H F ^a   Jafari, H ^a   Nkowane, B ^a   Everts, H ^a   Aylward, R B ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Child welfare; Delivery of health care; Epidemiological surveillance; Immunization programmes; Poliomyelitis, prevention and control; War

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH CARE; POLIOMYELITIS; WAR;

AFGHANISTAN; ANGOLA; CHILD WELFARE; CONGO; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION CONTROL; POLIOMYELITIS; REVIEW; SOMALIA; SUDAN; WAR;

AFGHANISTAN; AFRICA; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AGE FACTORS; ANGOLA; ARAB COUNTRIES; ASIA; CASE STUDIES; CHILD; CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASES; EASTERN AFRICA; ECONOMIC FACTORS; FRENCH SPEAKING AFRICA; HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICES; IMMUNIZATION; LOW INCOME POPULATION; MIDDLE AFRICA; NORTHERN AFRICA; ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION; POLIOMYELITIS--PREVENTION AND CONTROL; POLITICAL FACTORS; POPULATION; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; PORTUGUESE SPEAKING AFRICA; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAMS; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SOMALIA; SOUTHERN ASIA; STUDIES; SUDAN; VIRAL DISEASES; WAR; YOUTH;

ADOLESCENT; AFGHANISTAN; ANGOLA; CHILD; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; POLIOMYELITIS; POLIOVIRUS VACCINE, INACTIVATED; SUDAN; WAR;

EID: 0034037778     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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