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Autore |
Oshinsky David M. <1944-> |
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Titolo |
Polio : an American story / / David M. Oshinsky |
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Oxford, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2005 |
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©2005 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-984008-3 |
1-280-50198-7 |
1-4237-4653-8 |
0-19-972659-0 |
1-60256-825-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (viii, 342 p., [16] p. of plates ) : ill., ports |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Poliomyelitis - United States - History - 20th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This is the gripping story of the 1950s polio epidemic that terrified America and how it was conquered in a bitter competition between two brilliant scientists. |
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