The Polio Years in Texas: Battling a Terrifying Unknown - Heather Green Wooten - Books - Texas A & M University Press - 9781603441407 - October 1, 2009
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The Polio Years in Texas: Battling a Terrifying Unknown


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From the 1930s to the 1950s, in response to the rising epidemic of paralytic poliomyelitis (polio), Texas researchers led a wave of discoveries in virology, rehabilitative therapies, and the modern intensive care unit that transformed the field nationally. This title presents an account of the epidemics that swept Texas during the polio years.


256 pages, 28 b&w photos, 2 maps, 1 graph, 6 tables, bib, index

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released October 1, 2009
ISBN13 9781603441407
Publishers Texas A & M University Press
Pages 264
Dimensions 152 × 229 × 23 mm   ·   589 g

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