Poliomyelitis: Historical Facts, Epidemiology, and Current Challenges in Eradication

The Neurohospitalist

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 223-229

  Mehndiratta, Man Mohan ^a   Mehndiratta, Prachi ^b   Pande, Renuka ^a  

^a Janakpuri Superspeciality Hospital   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

epidemiology; infectious disease medicine; poliomyelitis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992880855     PISSN: 19418744     EISSN: 19418752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1941874414533352     Document Type: Article

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