Eradication of Poliomyelitis in Iran, a Historical Perspective
Poliomyelitis is a highly infectious disease caused by a virus. It invades the nervous system, and can cause total paralysis in a matter of hours. After initiation of polio eradication programme in 1988 by WHO, number of polio cases abruptly decreased. In 1988, polio paralyzed nearly 350000 childre...
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| Language: | English |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2009-03-01
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| Series: | Iranian Journal of Public Health |
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| Online Access: | https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/2869 |