The death of a disease : a history of the eradication of poliomyelitis /
Annotation In 1988, the World Health Organization launched a campaign for global eradication of polio. The goal is closer than ever as fewer than 2,000 people died from the disease in 2002, down from approximately 350,000 in 1988. In this book, the authors tell the story of this crippling virus that...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Autores principales: | , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés Francés |
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New Brunswick, N.J. :
Rutgers University Press,
©2005.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Annotation In 1988, the World Health Organization launched a campaign for global eradication of polio. The goal is closer than ever as fewer than 2,000 people died from the disease in 2002, down from approximately 350,000 in 1988. In this book, the authors tell the story of this crippling virus that has struck down healthy children for centuries. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (161 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 081353786X 9780813537863 128213440X 9781282134409 9786613806987 6613806986 |