The mirage of polio eradication [6]

National Medical Journal of India

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 282-

  Phadke, Anant ^a   Kale, Ashok ^b  

^a Ctr for Enquiry Hlth/Allied Themes   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORAL POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; SMALLPOX VACCINE;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG COST; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; EPIDEMIC; ERADICATION THERAPY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INDIA; LETTER; POLIOMYELITIS; POLIOMYELITIS VIRUS; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SMALLPOX; SMALLPOX VIRUS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; VIRUS VIRULENCE;

HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INDIA; POLIOMYELITIS; POLIOVIRUS VACCINE, INACTIVATED; POLIOVIRUS VACCINE, ORAL;

EID: 11344292690     PISSN: 0970258X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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