Polio / Alan Hecht ; consulting editor, Hilary Babcock ; foreword by David Heymann.

  • Hecht, Alan.
Date:
[2009], ©2009
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Publication/Creation

New York : Chelsea House, [2009], ©2009.

Physical description

116 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

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Edition

2nd ed.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. 106-110) and index.

Contents

The history of polio -- The transmission of polio and how it affects the body -- Vaccines and how they work -- The life of Jonas Salk -- The life of Albert Sabin -- Nobody is exempt -- Just when we thought it was safe: post-polio syndrome -- What lies ahead? The future of polio.

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    Medical Collection
    QW168.5.P4 2009H44p
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ISBN

  • 9781604132380
  • 1604132388