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Polio Years in Texas Battling a Terrifying Unknown

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ISBN-10: 1603441654

ISBN-13: 9781603441650

Edition: 2009

Authors: Heather Green Wooten

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From 1930s to the 1950s, in response to the rising epidemic of paralytic poliomyelitis ( Polio), Texas researchers led a wave aof discoveries in virology, rehabilitative therapies, and the modern intensive care unit that transformed the field nationally.
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Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Publication date: 10/25/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 264
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English

List of Tables, Figures, and Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
The Dawn of a Crippling Threat
The Lone Star Legacy-Polio, Texas Politics, and FDR
Battling a Terrifying Unknown
Giving the Boot to Polio
Red Bricks, White Coats, and Iron Lungs
Silencing the Killer
A Story Yet to Finish
Notes
Bibliography