The polio years in Texas : battling a terrifying unknown /

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From the 1930s to the 1950s, in response to the rising epidemic of paralytic poliomyelitis (polio), Texas researchers led a wave of discoveries in virology, rehabilitative therapies, and the modern intensive care unit that transformed the field nationally. The disease threatened the lives of childre...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Wooten, Heather Green, 1958-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: College Station [Tex.] : Texas A & M University Press, ©2009.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Poliomyelitis > Texas > History > 20th century.
Poliomyelitis > history > Texas.
Poliomyelitis > therapy > Texas.
Disease Outbreaks > history > Texas.
History, 20th Century > Texas.
Poliovirus > Texas.
Socioeconomic Factors > Texas.
Poliomyelitis > history
Poliomyelitis > therapy
Disease Outbreaks > history
History, 20th Century
Poliovirus
Socioeconomic Factors
Poliomyélite > Texas > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Médecine > Histoire > 20e siècle.
MEDICAL > Forensic Medicine.
MEDICAL > Preventive Medicine.
MEDICAL > Public Health.
Poliomyelitis
Texas
Electronic books.
History
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