Vigilance is required for Australia to remain polio free [3]

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 184, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 474-475

  Thorley, Bruce R ^a   Brussen, Kerri Anne ^a   Elliott, Elizabeth J ^b   Kelly, Heath A ^a  

^a VICTORIAN INFECTIOUS DISEASES REFERENCE LABORATORY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIVE VACCINE; ORAL POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; SABIN;

AUSTRALIA; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; LETTER; POLIOMYELITIS; POLIOMYELITIS VIRUS; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; VIRUS ISOLATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33646407297     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00326.x     Document Type: Letter

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