Strengthening the partnership between routine immunization and the global polio eradication initiative to achieve eradication and assure sustainability

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 210, Issue , 2014, Pages S498-S503

  Abdelwahab, Jalaa ^a   Dietz, Vance ^b   Eggers, Rudolf ^c   Maher, Christopher ^c   Olaniran, Marianne ^a   Sandhu, Hardeep ^b   Vandelaer, Jos ^a  

^a UNICEF   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

polio eradication; strengthening routine immunization

Indexed keywords

DISEASE ERADICATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; POLIOMYELITIS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TREATMENT PLANNING; HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; UTILIZATION;

POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

DISEASE ERADICATION; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; POLIOMYELITIS; POLIOVIRUS VACCINES;

EID: 84910663635     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: 15376613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiu041     Document Type: Review

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