Polio : an American story / David M. Oshinsky.
By: Oshinsky, David M.
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BookPublisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005Description: viii, 342 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0195152948 (alk. paper).Subject(s): Poliomyelitis -- United States -- History -- 20th century | Poliomyelitis -- HistoryDDC classification: 614.5/49/0973 Summary: Presents a comprehensive survey of the polio epidemic of the 1950s and the discovery of the Salk and Sabin vaccines, and describes the devastating results of the disease, methods of treatment, fund-raising efforts, and more.
"The crusade that mobilized the nation against the 20th century's most feared disease"--Dust Jacket.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [328]-332) and index.
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Presents a comprehensive survey of the polio epidemic of the 1950s and the discovery of the Salk and Sabin vaccines, and describes the devastating results of the disease, methods of treatment, fund-raising efforts, and more.
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