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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.,
    Heidi J. Larson
  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.,
    Isaac Ghinai

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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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