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Polio

1. Development of Polio Vaccines
2. Global Polio Eradication Initiative
3. Lincolnshire Post Polio Network
4. Polio
5. Polio Experience Network
6. Post Polio Task Force Information Center
7. Progress of Nations 1999

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Development of Polio Vaccines

Describes the discovery and development of the poliomyelitis vaccine. Outlines the symptoms and effects of the disease, the modern method of vaccination, and discusses the possibility of complete elimination of polio from the world.
     Author: Okonek, Bonnie Maybury & Morganstein, Linda
     Subjects: polio
     DeweyClass: 616.835
     Resource type: article

Global Polio Eradication Initiative

The global 'polio partnership' is spearheaded by the World Health Organization, Rotary International, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).
     Author: WHO
     Subjects: diseases, medical research organisations, polio
     DeweyClass: 616.835
     Resource type: documents

Lincolnshire Post Polio Network

Charity providing information to Polio Survivors and Medical Professionals. Offers a collection of over ninety full text articles on post-polio conditions, many from peer-reviewed medical journals. Also includes a categorised directory of poliomyelitis resources with descriptions, and worldwide polio news items.
     Author: Lincolnshire Post-Polio Network
     Subjects: polio
     DeweyClass: 616.835
     Resource type: articles

Polio Experience Network

Polio Experience Network offers information, inspiration, ideas and resources to help you understand polio and post-polio syndrome, and to confidently manage life with it. Or to help a loved one cope with the effects of polio. We also offer resources for students doing research on the disease.
     Author: Polio Experience Network
     Subjects: medical guides, polio
     DeweyClass: 616.835
     Resource type: service

Post Polio Task Force Information Center

Information for health professionals and patients about post-polio syndrome and polio survivors, including details of the condition, support networks and a FAQ section.
     Author: Gazette International Networking Institute
     Subjects: polio
     DeweyClass: 616.835
     Resource type: documents

Progress of Nations 1999

Report documenting the impact of HIV / AIDS on children, the eradication of polio, prospects facing children entering the next millennium, and the burden of debt throughout the world.
     Author: UNICEF
     Subjects: child welfare, development studies, global health, polio
     DeweyClass: 338.9
     Resource type: document