Postpolio syndrome: A challenge to the health-care system

Health Policy

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 97-106

  Bouza, Carmen ^a   Muñoz, Ana ^a   Amate, José María ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acute poliomyelitis; Health policy; Polio sequeale; Postpoliomyelitis muscular atrophy; Postpoliomyelitis syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PROFESSION; POSTPOLIOMYELITIS SYNDROME; QUALITY OF LIFE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; POSTPOLIOMYELITIS SYNDROME;

EID: 9644281182     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2004.06.001     Document Type: Article

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