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Acute flaccid paralysis incidence rate and epidemiology in children in Lebanon: a rise in numbers in the post-vaccination and refugee crisis era

BACKGROUND: Acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) is a clinical syndrome characterized by the acute onset of weakness and paralysis with reduced muscle tone. This study explored the incidence and different aspects of AFP in Lebanese children between 2009 and 2019. METHODS: AFP data were collected from the L...

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Autores principales: El Hage, Said, Safi, Steven, Assouad, Elise, El Kareh, Antonio, Mokled, Elie, Salameh, Pascale
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Makerere Medical School 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9652653/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36407402
http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v22i2.14