Polio: An American Story
- ISBN-10
- 0195152948
- ISBN-13
- 9780195152944
- Series
- Polio
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 342
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005-04-12
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Author
- David M. Oshinsky
Description
A history of the 1950s polio epidemic that caused panic in the United States examines the competition between Salk and Sabin to find the first vaccine and its implications for such issues as government testing of new drugs and manufacturers' liability.
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