Tuesday, July 08, 2008

Polio: an American story

Author: Oshinsky, David M.

Title: Polio: an American story

Published: New York: Oxford University Press, 2006

Description: viii, 342 p. :ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject(s):
  • Poliomyelitis -- history -- United States
  • History, 20th Century -- United States

Review(s):

  • Polio: An American Story/The Death of a Disease: A History of the Eradication of Poliomyelitis/Polio and Its Aftermath: The Paralysis of Culture. By: Umansky, Lauri. Bulletin of the History of Medicine, Winter2006, Vol. 80 Issue 4, p792-794
  • Polio, an American Story: The Crusade That Mobilized the Nation Against the Twentieth-Century's Most Feared Disease. By: Markowitz, Gerald. Reviews in American History, Dec2005, Vol. 33 Issue 4, p566-573
  • Polio: An American Story. By: Modlin, John F.. New England Journal of Medicine, 11/24/2005, Vol. 353 Issue 21, p2308-2310

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