The miracle of vaccination

Notes and Records of the Royal Society

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 235-245

  Henderson, Donald A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ART; ARTICLE; HISTORY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; SMALLPOX; VACCINATION;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; PORTRAITS; SMALLPOX; VACCINATION;

EID: 0031180058     PISSN: 00359149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsnr.1997.0020     Document Type: Article

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