Global polio eradication initiative: Lessons learned and legacy

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 210, Issue , 2014, Pages S540-S546

  Cochi, Stephen L ^a   Freeman, Andrew ^c   Guirguis, Sherine ^b   Jafari, Hamid ^c   Aylward, Bruce ^d  

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

^b UNITED NATIONS   (United States)

^c Polio Operations and Research Department   (United States)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

legacy; lessons learned; polio eradication

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DISEASE ERADICATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT; POLIOMYELITIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; STRATEGIC PLANNING; VACCINATION; HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TRENDS;

DISEASE ERADICATION; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMANS; POLIOMYELITIS;

EID: 84910681104     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: 15376613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiu345     Document Type: Article

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