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Editorial

Challenges faced by the global polio eradication initiative

Steven Wassilak Global Immunization Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA. [email protected]
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Walter Orenstein Vaccine Delivery, Global Health Program, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA 98102, USA. [email protected]
Pages 447-449 | Published online: 09 Jan 2014

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