Lessons from polio eradication

Nature

Volumn 473, Issue 7348, 2011, Pages 446-447

  Larson, Heidi J ^a   Ghinai, Isaac ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; NOTE; POLIOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VACCINATION;

CHILD; ENDEMIC DISEASES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INDIA; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; NIGERIA; POLIOMYELITIS; POLIOVIRUS VACCINES; VACCINATION;

EID: 79957626546     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/473446a     Document Type: Note

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