Polio eradication - Rethinking the endpoint of the end game

Lancet Infectious Diseases

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 262-263

  Khuri Bulos, Najwa ^a,b  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Jordan)

^b Jordan Natl Polio Eradication C   (Jordan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

B LYMPHOCYTE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG COST; EPIDEMIC; ERADICATION THERAPY; FLACCID PARALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFECTION CONTROL; JORDAN; LABORATORY TEST; NIGERIA; POLIOMYELITIS; POLIOMYELITIS VIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; VIRUS CARRIER; VIRUS IMMUNITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 2342437551     PISSN: 14733099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(04)00999-5     Document Type: Letter

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