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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...

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Published in:PLoS One
Main Authors: Hussain, Rashid S., McGarvey, Stephen T., Fruzzetti, Lina M.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4350996/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25742622
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0115628
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