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Author Seytre, Bernard.

Uniform Title Histoire de l'eradication de la poliomyelite. English
Title The death of a disease [electronic resource] : a history of the eradication of poliomyelitis / Bernard Seytre, Mary Shaffer.

Imprint New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2005.

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 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description 161 p.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Poliomyelitis -- History.
Poliomyelitis vaccine -- History.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Shaffer, Mary.
ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 0813536766 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0813536774 (pbk. : alk. paper)

 
    
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