Religious opposition to polio vaccination

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 978-

  Warraich, Haider J ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

FLACCID PARALYSIS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LETTER; MOSLEM; POLIOMYELITIS; VACCINATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

AFGHANISTAN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; ISLAM; PAKISTAN; POLIOMYELITIS; POLIOVIRUS VACCINE, ORAL; VACCINATION;

EID: 67449103214     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1506.090087     Document Type: Letter

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