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Polio eradication in India: The way forward

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  1. Microbiology and Infection Control Sant Parmanand Hospital, 18 Alipore Road, Delhi, 110054, India

    Subhash C. Arya

  2. Division of Reproductive Health and Nutrition, ICMR Head Quarters, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India

    N. Kumar

  3. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India

    P. Kumar

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Arya, S.C., Agarwal, N., Kumar, N. et al. Polio eradication in India: The way forward. Indian J Pediatr 74, 1130–1132 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-007-0214-8

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