Eradication of infectious diseases: Its concept, then and now

Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-6

  Arita, Isao ^b   Wickett, John ^a   Nakane, Miyuki ^b  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b Agy for Coop in Intl Health   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASLES VACCINE; POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; SMALLPOX VACCINE;

COOPERATION; ERADICATION THERAPY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MEASLES; POLIOMYELITIS; POLITICS; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; SMALLPOX; SPECIES EXTINCTION; VACCINATION; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINE; POLIOMYELITIS; POLITICS; SMALLPOX; SMALLPOX VACCINE; VACCINATION; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 1642482977     PISSN: 13446304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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