The polio years in Texas
Subtitle: battling a terrifying unknown
By: Heather Green Wooten.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press; TAMU Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: College Station
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781603441407
Subjects: Poliomyelitis -- Texas -- History -- 20th century; Poliomyelitis -- history -- Texas; Poliomyelitis -- therapy -- Texas; Disease Outbreaks -- history -- Texas; History, 20th Century -- Texas; Poliovirus -- Texas; Socioeconomic Factors -- Texas
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The dawn of a crippling threat; title: The Lone Star legacy : polio, Texas politics, and FDR; title: Battling a terrifying unknown; title: Giving the boot to polio; title: Red bricks, white coats, and iron lungs; title: Silencing a killer; title: A story yet to finish.