Poliomyelitis in Pakistan: Time for the Muslim world to step in

The Lancet

Volumn 381, Issue 9877, 2013, Pages 1521-1523

  Ahmed, Qanta A ^a   Nishtar, Sania ^b   Memish, Ziad A ^c,d  

^a WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Heartfile Pakistan   (Pakistan)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Saudi Arabia)

^d ALFAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORAL POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; GENETIC COUNSELING; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MOSLEM; NOTE; PAKISTAN; POLIOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAUDI ARABIA; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; VACCINATION;

EID: 84877578873     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(13)60764-3     Document Type: Note

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