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How shall we control poliomyelitis in India?

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  1. ICMR Centre of Advanced Research in Virology, C.M.C. Hospital, 632004, Vellore

    T. Jacob John F.R.C.P., F.A.A.P., Ph.D.

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Jacob John, T. How shall we control poliomyelitis in India?. Indian J Pediatr 48, 565–568 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02821573

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