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Partition and Poliomyelitis: An Investigation of the Polio Disparity Affecting Muslims during India's Eradication Program
BACKGROUND: Significant disparities in the incidence of polio existed during its eradication campaign in India. In 2006, Muslims, who comprise 16% of the population in affected states, comprised 70% of paralytic polio cases. This disparity was initially blamed on the Muslims and a rumor that the vac...
Autores principales: | Hussain, Rashid S., McGarvey, Stephen T., Fruzzetti, Lina M. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4350996/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25742622 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0115628 |
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