Polio outbreak response in Ethiopia

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 222-231

  Mesfin, G ^a,b   Schluter, W ^a   Gebremariam, A ^a   Benti, D ^b   Bedada, T ^b   Beyene, B ^c   Yigzaw, A ^b   Taddess, Z ^d   Mbakuliyemo, N ^b   Babaniyi, O ^b  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b WHO Country Office   (Ethiopia)

^c Ethiopian Health Nutrition and Research Institute   (Ethiopia)

^d NONE

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EID: 52149112048     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/eamj.v85i5.9616     Document Type: Article

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