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Global Polio Eradication Initiative. GPEI Strategy 2022-2026. Apr 2021 [internet publication].Full text
Howard RS. Poliomyelitis and the postpolio syndrome. BMJ. 2005 Jun 4;330(7503):1314-8. Abstract
Farbu E, Gilhus NE, Barnes MP, et al. Post-polio syndrome: EFNS guidelines on post-polio syndrome. In: Gilhus NE, Barnes MP, Brainin M, eds. European Handbook of Neurological Management, Volume 1. 2nd ed. West Sussex, UK: Blackwell Publishing Ltd.; 2011:311-9.Full text
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