Polio Wars

Polio Wars
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 489
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ISBN-10 : 9780195380590
ISBN-13 : 0195380592
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Book Synopsis Polio Wars by : Naomi Rogers

Download or read book Polio Wars written by Naomi Rogers and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2014 with total page 489 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of Australian nurse Sister Elizabeth Kenny and her efforts to have her unorthodox methods of treating polio accepted as mainstream polio care in the United States during the 1940s. A case study of changing clinical care, and an examination of the hidden politics of philanthropies and medical societies.


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