Evaluation of AFP surveillance indicators in polio-free Ghana, 2009-2013

BMC Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Odoom, John Kofi ^a   Ntim, Nana Afia Asante ^a   Sarkodie, Badu ^b   Addo, James ^b   Minta Asare, Keren ^a   Obodai, Evangeline ^a   Eshun, Miriam ^a   Ahove, Vincent V ^c   Diamenu, Stanley ^c   Adjabeng, Michael ^b   Arthur Quarm, Jacob ^a   Barnor, Jacob S ^a  

^a University of Ghana   (Ghana)

^b Disease Surveillance Department ^*  (Ghana)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

AFP; Ghana; Indicators; Regional Reference Polio Laboratory; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ORAL POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EVALUATION STUDY; FECES; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PARAPLEGIA; POLIOMYELITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FECES; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMANS; MALE; PARAPLEGIA; POLIOMYELITIS; POLIOVIRUS VACCINE, ORAL; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84930190272     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-687     Document Type: Article

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