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The death of a disease : a history of the eradication of poliomyelitis / Bernard Seytre, Mary Shaffer.

Author/creator Seytre, Bernard
Other author/creatorShaffer, Mary.
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoNew Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press,
Description161 p. ; 23 cm.
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Subject(s)
Uniform titleHistoire de l'éradication de la poliomyélite. English
Contents The last victims -- A lifetime burden -- A virus with a long history -- The people versus polio -- Freed from the iron lung -- Coming along at the right time: Jonas Salk -- Behind the scenes -- The largest medical experiment in history -- The race for an oral vaccine -- Revolution in the production of vaccines -- Polio: programmed for defeat -- The end game -- The challenge of eradication.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2005002654
ISBN9780813536767 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN9780813536774 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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