Five-year surveillance of acute flaccid paralysis in Malaysia

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 127-130

  Hussain, I H M I ^a,e   Ali, S ^a   Sinniah, M ^a   Kurup, D ^a   Khoo, T B ^b   Thomas, T G S ^b   Apandi, M ^c   Taha, A M ^d  

^a Expert Poliomyelitis Eradication R   (Malaysia)

^b Penang Adventist Hospital   (Malaysia)

^c National Polio Laboratory   (Malaysia)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malaysia)

^e HOSPITAL KUALA LUMPUR   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Acute flaccid paralysis; Malaysia

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENTEROVIRUS INFECTION; FLACCID PARALYSIS; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; MALAYSIA; MYELITIS; POLIOMYELITIS VIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; PARAPLEGIA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 1842453892     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2004.00312.x     Document Type: Article

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