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. 2019 Aug 20;4(4):e001877.
doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2019-001877. eCollection 2019.

Polio: abandoning eradication would result in rapid resurgence of an ancient scourge

Roland Walter Sutter  1 , Michel Jose Zaffran  1
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Polio: abandoning eradication would result in rapid resurgence of an ancient scourge

Roland Walter Sutter et al. BMJ Glob Health. .
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Keywords: health policy.

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