Polio eradication - The validity of surveillance indicators

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 386-391

  Harris, Bernice N ^a   Dürrheim, David N ^b   Ogunbanjo, Gboyega A ^c  

^a Mpumalanga Department of Health and Social Services   (South Africa)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c SEFAKO MAKGATHO HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acute flaccid paralysis; Hospital record review; Infection control nurse; Poliomyelitis; South Africa

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH MONITORING; HEALTH WORKER; MONITORING SYSTEM; POLIOMYELITIS; RURAL POPULATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; MEDICAL RECORD; NURSE; PARALYSIS; POLIOMYELITIS; SOUTH AFRICA;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PARALYSIS; POLIOMYELITIS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOUTH AFRICA;

SOUTH AFRICA;

RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 0038341920     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.2003.01048.x     Document Type: Article

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