The Resource The death of a disease : a history of the eradication of poliomyelitis, Bernard Seytre, Mary Shaffer
The death of a disease : a history of the eradication of poliomyelitis, Bernard Seytre, Mary Shaffer
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The item The death of a disease : a history of the eradication of poliomyelitis, Bernard Seytre, Mary Shaffer represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of San Diego Libraries.
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- Summary
- 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
- Language
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- eng
- fre
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (161 pages)
- Contents
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- The last victims
- A lifetime burden
- A virus with a long history
- The people versus polio
- Freed from the iron lung
- Coming along at the right time: Jonas Salk
- Behind the scenes
- The largest medical experiment in history
- The race for an oral vaccine
- Revolution in the production of vaccines
- Polio: programmed for defeat
- The end game
- The challenge of eradication
- Isbn
- 9780813537863
- Label
- The death of a disease : a history of the eradication of poliomyelitis
- Title
- The death of a disease
- Title remainder
- a history of the eradication of poliomyelitis
- Statement of responsibility
- Bernard Seytre, Mary Shaffer
- Subject
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- History
- History, 20th Century
- MEDICAL -- Neurology
- MEDICAL -- Public Health
- Poliomyelitis
- Poliomyelitis -- History
- Poliomyelitis -- prevention & control
- Poliomyelitis vaccine
- Poliomyelitis vaccine -- History
- Vaccination -- history
- HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases | Alzheimer's & Dementia
- Electronic books
- Language
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- eng
- fre
- eng
- Summary
- 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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- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Seytre, Bernard
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Shaffer, Mary
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Poliomyelitis
- Poliomyelitis vaccine
- HEALTH & FITNESS
- MEDICAL
- MEDICAL
- Poliomyelitis
- Poliomyelitis vaccine
- Poliomyelitis
- History, 20th Century
- Vaccination
- Label
- The death of a disease : a history of the eradication of poliomyelitis, Bernard Seytre, Mary Shaffer
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
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- txt
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- rdacontent
- Contents
- The last victims -- A lifetime burden -- A virus with a long history -- The people versus polio -- Freed from the iron lung -- Coming along at the right time: Jonas Salk -- Behind the scenes -- The largest medical experiment in history -- The race for an oral vaccine -- Revolution in the production of vaccines -- Polio: programmed for defeat -- The end game -- The challenge of eradication
- Control code
- ocm68624603
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (161 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780813537863
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
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- JSTOR
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- 22573/ctt4jvb44
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)68624603
- Label
- The death of a disease : a history of the eradication of poliomyelitis, Bernard Seytre, Mary Shaffer
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The last victims -- A lifetime burden -- A virus with a long history -- The people versus polio -- Freed from the iron lung -- Coming along at the right time: Jonas Salk -- Behind the scenes -- The largest medical experiment in history -- The race for an oral vaccine -- Revolution in the production of vaccines -- Polio: programmed for defeat -- The end game -- The challenge of eradication
- Control code
- ocm68624603
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (161 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780813537863
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt4jvb44
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)68624603
Subject
- History
- History, 20th Century
- MEDICAL -- Neurology
- MEDICAL -- Public Health
- Poliomyelitis
- Poliomyelitis -- History
- Poliomyelitis -- prevention & control
- Poliomyelitis vaccine
- Poliomyelitis vaccine -- History
- Vaccination -- history
- HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases | Alzheimer's & Dementia
- Electronic books
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