Polio eradication remains a challenge

Vaccine

Volumn 27, Issue 21, 2009, Pages 2731-2732

  Falleiros Carvalho, Luiza Helena ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INFECTOLOGIA EMÍLIO RIBAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INACTIVATED VACCINE; ORAL POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

EPIDEMIC; IMMUNITY; LETTER; POLIOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROCONVERSION; VACCINATION;

HUMANS; POLIOMYELITIS; POLIOVIRUS; POLIOVIRUS VACCINES;

EID: 64549090604     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2009.01.093     Document Type: Letter

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