Notification of patients with acute flaccid paralysis since certification of Australia as polio-free

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 466-469

  Whitfield, K ^a   Kelly, H ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b VICTORIAN INFECTIOUS DISEASES REFERENCE LABORATORY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disease notification; Poliomyelitis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ACUTE FLACCID PARALYSIS; AUSTRALIA; CERTIFICATION; FLACCID PARALYSIS; HEALTH SURVEY; INFECTION RATE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; POLIOMYELITIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; AUSTRALIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PARAPLEGIA; PARENTAL NOTIFICATION; POLIOMYELITIS; QUEENSLAND; VICTORIA;

EID: 4043162755     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2004.00429.x     Document Type: Review

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