Poliomyelitis and its elimination in Cuba: an historical overview.
CONCLUSIONS: Cuba controlled polio with effective vaccination strategies and appropriate epidemiological measures, in the context of social, financial and political support. KEYWORDS History, poliomyelitis, epidemiology, disease control, vaccination, Sabin vaccine, Cuba.
PMID: 23686253 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Source: MEDICC Review - Category: Global & Universal Tags: MEDICC Rev Source Type: research
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