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Medical Public Health

Polio '53

A Memorial for Russell Frederick Taylor

by (author) Russell F. Taylor

Publisher
The University of Alberta Press
Initial publish date
Jan 1990
Category
Public Health, Nervous System
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780888642301
    Publish Date
    Jan 1990
    List Price
    $12.50
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780888646996
    Publish Date
    Sep 2012
    List Price
    $9.99

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Description

In the summer and fall of 1953 an epidemic of poliomyelitis struck Edmonton. Dr. Taylor recounts his experiences as director of the program that dealt with the worst medical emergency ever faced in northern Alberta.

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