Poliomyelitis
Alternate Names : Acute Paralytic Poliomyelitis OR APP, Polio, Type 1 Poliovirus, Paralytic Poliomyelitis, Nonparalytic Poliomyelitis, Infantile Paralysis
Author:Terry Mason, MPH
Date Written:
Editor:Smith, Mary Ellen, BS
Edit Date:07/02/00
Reviewer:Eileen McLaughlin, RN, BSN
Date Reviewed:07/27/01
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March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation,
1995
Frequently Asked Questions about Poliomyelitis and Polio Vaccine,
Centers for Disease Control,
Atlanta, Georgia
Poliomyelitis-United States and Canada,
MMWR,
March 3, 1999/48 [LMRK];61-66
The MERCK Manual,
Of Diagnosis and Therapy,
Merck Sharp & Dohme Research Laboratories,
Rahway, N.J.
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