Increase in poliomyelitis cases in Nigeria

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 179, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 930-

  Desai, Shalini ^a   Pelletier, Louise ^a   Garner, Michael ^a   Spika, John ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EPIDEMIC; ERADICATION THERAPY; FLACCID PARALYSIS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; NIGERIA; POLIOMYELITIS; POLIOMYELITIS VIRUS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 54349101781     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.081265     Document Type: Article

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