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Polio : an American story

Oshinsky, David M, 1944 · New York : Oxford University Press, 2005

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New York : Oxford University Press, 2005
Mô tả vật lý
342 trang
ISBN
0195152948 (alk. paper)
Phân loại Dewey
614.5/49/0973
Ngôn ngữ
Tiếng Anh

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"All who lived in the early 1950s remember the fear of polio and the elation felt when a successful vaccine was found. Now David Oshinsky tells the story of the polio terror and of the intense effort to find a cure, from the March of Dimes to the discovery of the Salk and Sabin vaccines - and beyond." "Here is a remarkable portrait of America in the early 1950s, using the widespread panic over polio to shed light on our national obsessions and fears. Drawing on newly available papers of Jonas Salk, Albert Sabin, and other key players, Oshinsky paints a suspenseful portrait of the race for a cure, weaving a dramatic tale centered on the furious rivalry between Salk and Sabin. Indeed, the competition was marked by a deep-seated ill will among the researchers that remained with them until their deaths. The author also tells the story of Isabel Morgan, perhaps the most talented of all polio researchers, who might have beaten Salk to the prize if she had not retired to raise a family." "The polio experience also revolutionized the way in which the government licensed and tested new drugs before allowing them on the market, and the way in which the legal system dealt with manufacturers' liability for unsafe products. Finally, and perhaps most tellingly, Oshinsky reveals that polio was never the raging epidemic portrayed by the media, but in truth a relatively uncommon disease."--BOOK JACKET

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020Số sách chuẩn quốc tế ISBN0195152948 (alk. paper)
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050Ký hiệu xếp giá theo phân loại thư viện quốc hội hoa kỳRC181.U5 O83 2005
082Ký hiệu xếp giá theo phân loại thập phân dewey614.5/49/0973 22
100Tiêu đề chính - Tên cá nhânOshinsky, David M., 1944-
245Nhan đề chínhPolio : an American story / David M. Oshinsky.
260Địa chỉ xuất bản, phát hành... (in ấn)New York : Oxford University Press, 2005
300Mô tả vật lýviii, 342 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
504Phụ chú thư mục v.v...Includes bibliographical references and index.
520Tóm tắt/chú giải"All who lived in the early 1950s remember the fear of polio and the elation felt when a successful vaccine was found. Now David Oshinsky tells the story of the polio terror and of the intense effort to find a cure, from the March of Dimes to the discovery of the Salk and Sabin vaccines - and beyond." "Here is a remarkable portrait of America in the early 1950s, using the widespread panic over polio to shed light on our national obsessions and fears. Drawing on newly available papers of Jonas Salk, Albert Sabin, and other key players, Oshinsky paints a suspenseful portrait of the race for a cure, weaving a dramatic tale centered on the furious rivalry between Salk and Sabin. Indeed, the competition was marked by a deep-seated ill will among the researchers that remained with them until their deaths. The author also tells the story of Isabel Morgan, perhaps the most talented of all polio researchers, who might have beaten Salk to the prize if she had not retired to raise a family." "The polio experience also revolutionized the way in which the government licensed and tested new drugs before allowing them on the market, and the way in which the legal system dealt with manufacturers' liability for unsafe products. Finally, and perhaps most tellingly, Oshinsky reveals that polio was never the raging epidemic portrayed by the media, but in truth a relatively uncommon disease."--BOOK JACKET.
650Tiêu đề bổ sung chủ đề - thuật ngữ chủ đề
  • Poliomyelitis--United States--History--20th century.
  • Poliomyelitis--history--United States.
  • Poliovirus Vaccines--history--United States.
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