The eradication of polio - Progress and challenges

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 355, Issue 24, 2006, Pages 2508-2511

  Pallansch, Mark A ^a   Sandhu, Hardeep S ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; STEROID;

CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOSE RESPONSE; ERADICATION THERAPY; GENE SEQUENCE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; POLIOMYELITIS; POLIOMYELITIS VIRUS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT FAILURE; VIRAL GENETICS; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ENDEMIC DISEASES; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; POLIOMYELITIS; POLIOVIRUS; POLIOVIRUS VACCINES; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 33845497923     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp068200     Document Type: Review

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