Polio '53
A Memorial for Russell Frederick Taylor
- Publisher
- The University of Alberta Press
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2012
- Subjects
- Public Health, Nervous System
- Categories
- About Alberta
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780888646996
- Publish Date
- Sep 2012
- List Price
- $9.99
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Description
In the summer and fall of 1953 an epidemic of poliomyelitis struck Edmonton. Dr. Taylor recounts his experiences as director of the program that dealt with the worst medical emergency ever faced in northern Alberta.