Current Status of Polio Eradication and Future Prospects

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 241-245

  Thacker, Naveen ^a   Shendurnikar, Niranjan ^b  

^a Deep Children Hospital   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Global Polio Eradication; NIDs; Poliomycelitis

Indexed keywords

ORAL POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; EDUCATION; ERADICATION THERAPY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INDIA; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LABORATORY TEST; POLIOMYELITIS; POLIOMYELITIS VIRUS; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 1842471187     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02724277     Document Type: Conference Paper

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