Silenced voices : narratives of polio and postpolio syndrome

The polio epidemics of the 1940s and 1950s are largely forgotten now, but thousands of people in the UK and millions worldwide who had polio are now reporting new deterioration. This is referred to as postpolio syndrome (PPS), about which the medical profession is often sceptical or ignorant. The th...

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Main Author: Bridgens, Ruth
Published: Cardiff University 2005
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.434267