Dr. P. V. Gharpure – An eminent Indian pathologist and a pioneer in starting oral polio vaccination in India

Dr. Purushottam Vishwanath Gharpure was an eminent Indian pathologist and an emeritus Professor of Pathology at the Grant Medical College, Bombay. He was a pioneer in carrying out the first field trial of polio vaccination which marked the beginning of the polio eradication program in India. Dr. Gha...

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Main Authors: Dhaneshwar Namdeorao Lanjewar, Ulhas Laxman Wagholikar, Nirag Chandrakant Jhala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2022;volume=65;issue=4;spage=966;epage=969;aulast=Lanjewar