Polio eradication in India: Myth or reality

Medical Journal Armed Forces India

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 364-366

  Mukherji, S ^a   Jindal, A K ^a   Singh, Zile ^a   Bajaj, Swati ^b  

^a MILITARY HOSPITAL   (India)

^b ARMED FORCES MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Eradication in India; Poliomyelitis; Surveillance; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; EPIDEMIC; ERADICATION THERAPY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOSURVEILLANCE; INDIA; PARALYSIS; POLIOMYELITIS; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 27944467769     PISSN: 03771237     EISSN: 03771237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-1237(05)80069-3     Document Type: Article

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