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Polio '53 : a memorial for Russell Frederick Taylor / by Russell Frederick Taylor ; with contributions by Nelson Nix, J.F. Elliott, B.J. Sproule.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Taylor, R. F. (Russell F.)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Poliomyelitis--Alberta--History.
- Poliomyelitis.
- Taylor, R. F. (Russell F.).
- Taylor, R. F.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (105 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Memorial for Russell Frederick Taylor
- Place of Publication:
- Edmonton, Alta. : University of Alberta Press, 1990.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Russell Frederick Taylor
- Foreword
- Polio 1953
- Infantile Paralysis
- The RAH Experience
- St. Mary's Ward
- Epilogue
- Polio and the Pest House
- Personal Postscript
- Memories of a Personal Confrontation with Poliomyelitis
- Breathing and Bravery
- Memories of the Alberta Polio Epidemic 1953-54
- Postscript
- Poliomyelitis
- poem for clayton may's memorial service
- Vignettes
- Respirators (Iron Lungs)
- Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- P
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 9780888646996
- 0888646992
- 9781459304550
- 1459304551
- 9781417591442
- 1417591447
- OCLC:
- 647754176
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