Development of the polio vaccine: A historical perspective of Tuskegee University's role in mass production and distribution of HeLa cells

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 23, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2012, Pages 5-10

  Turner, Timothy ^a  

^a TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ART; ARTICLE; HELA CELL; HISTORY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; POLIOMYELITIS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; ALABAMA; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; HELA CELLS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; POLIOMYELITIS; POLIOVIRUS VACCINES; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84872225846     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: 15486869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2012.0151     Document Type: Article

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