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Lessons from polio eradication

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Ridding the world of polio requires a global initiative that tailors strategies to communities, say Heidi J. Larson and Isaac Ghinai.

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  1. Heidi J. Larson is in the Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1 7HT, UK.,

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  2. Isaac Ghinai is in the Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1 7HT, UK.,

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Larson, H., Ghinai, I. Lessons from polio eradication. Nature 473, 446–447 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/473446a

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