One year surveillance data of acute flaccid paralysis at Bahwal Victoria Hospital Bahawalpur

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 308-312

  Ahmad, Ameer ^a   Rehman, Abdul ^a  

^a BAHAWAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Acute flaccid paralysis; Poliomyelitis; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; ENTEROVIRUS; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES CULTURE; FEMALE; FLACCID PARALYSIS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PAKISTAN; PEDIATRICS; POLIOMYELITIS VIRUS; SEX RATIO; URBAN AREA; VIRUS ISOLATION;

EID: 34347356577     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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