The smallpox saga and the origin(s) of vaccination

The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 253-255

  Cook, G C ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR TROPICAL DISEASES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SMALLPOX VACCINE;

CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; INOCULATION; SMALLPOX; VACCINATION;

GREAT BRITAIN; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HUMANS; SMALLPOX; SMALLPOX VACCINE; VACCINATION;

EID: 0029779943     PISSN: 14664240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/146642409611600412     Document Type: Article

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