Vaccine-associated paralytic polio in India

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 80, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 917-

  John, T Jacob ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORAL POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

HUMAN; INDIA; LETTER; PARALYSIS; POLIOMYELITIS; POLIOMYELITIS VIRUS; RISK; VACCINE ASSOCIATED PARALYTIC POLIOMYELITIS;

CHILD; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INDIA; POLIOMYELITIS; POLIOVIRUS VACCINE, ORAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0036438781     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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