The historical feud over polio vaccine: How could a killed vaccine contain a natural disease?

Western Journal of Medicine

Volumn 171, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 271-273

  Meldrum, M L ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INACTIVATED VACCINE; LIVE VACCINE; ORAL POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

ART; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HISTORY; POLIOMYELITIS; PUBLIC RELATIONS; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; POLIOMYELITIS; POLIOVIRUS VACCINE, INACTIVATED; POLIOVIRUS VACCINE, ORAL; PORTRAITS; PUBLIC RELATIONS; UNITED STATES; VACCINES, ATTENUATED; VACCINES, INACTIVATED;

EID: 0033210681     PISSN: 00930415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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