Recommendations of National Consultative Meeting on Polio Eradication, 2010; Polio Eradication Committee, Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP).

نویسندگان

  • Vipin M Vashishtha
  • Ajay Kalra
  • T Jacob John
  • Naveen Thacker
  • Anju Agarwal
  • Deepak Ugra
چکیده

The Polio Eradication Committee (PEC) of Indian Academy of Pediatrics Committee has periodically conducted National Consultative Meetings on Polio Eradication (NCMPE). The third NCMPE was held on 19 March 2010 at New Delhi. The names of participant experts are given in Annexure 1. The recommendations of the first NCMPE and the ‘IAP Position’ on polio eradication as enunciated in the second NCMPE have been published(1,2). The recommendations of the third NCMPE and an update on previously stated ‘IAP Position’ are presented here.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Indian pediatrics

دوره 47 9  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2010