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Author Rogers, Naomi, 1958-

Title The polio wars : Sister Elizabeth Kenny and the golden age of American medicine / Naomi Rogers.

Publication Info. New York : Oxford University Press, [2014]
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Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  614.549 ROGERS    Check Shelf
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  BIO KENNY    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  614.549 ROGERS    Check Shelf
Description xxxi, 456 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Pt. 1. A bush nurse in America ; The battle begins ; Changing clinical care -- pt. 2. Polio and disability politics ; The polio wars ; Celluloid -- pt. 3. Kenny goes to Washington ; Fading glory ; I knew Sister Kenny.
Subject Kenny, Elizabeth, 1886-1952.
Nurses -- Australia -- Biography.
Poliomyelitis -- United States -- History.
Nurses -- United States -- Biography.
Poliomyelitis -- Australia -- History.
Kenny, Elizabeth, 1886-1952.
Nurses -- Australia -- Biography.
Poliomyelitis -- history -- Australia.
ISBN 9780195380590 hardback alkaline paper
0195380592 hardback alkaline paper
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