Evaluation of Acute Flaccid Paralysis in Hamadan, Iran from 2002 to 2009
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Evaluation of Acute Flaccid Paralysis in Hamadan, Iran from 2002 to 2009
OBJECTIVES To achieve a polio-free certification in Iran, a nationwide active surveillance program for acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) was set up following World Health Organization guidelines. This article describes the results of an eight-year surveillance of AFP in Hamadan, in the west of Iran. METHODS A standard set of minimum core variables were collected. All cases of non-polio AFP in chi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Epidemiology and Health
سال: 2011
ISSN: 2092-7193
DOI: 10.4178/epih/e2011011