Polio eradication & the future for other programmes: Situation analysis for strategic planning in India

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-4

  Puliyel, Jacob M ^a   Gupta, Manoj Anand ^a   Mathew, Joseph L ^b  

^a ST STEPHEN S HOSPITAL   (India)

^b POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORAL POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

CHILD CARE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INDIA; POLIOMYELITIS; POLIOMYELITIS VIRUS; PUBLIC HEALTH; STRATEGIC PLANNING; VIRUS STRAIN;

HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HUMANS; INDIA; POLIOMYELITIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33947145715     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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