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Author:

Allen, Arthur, 1959-

Title:

Vaccine : the controversial story of medicine's greatest lifesaver / Arthur Allen.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

W.W. Norton,

Copyright Date:

c2007

Description:

523 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Health Policy--History--United States.
Dissent and Disputes--History--United States.
Vaccination--adverse effects--United States.
Vaccination--History--United States.
Vaccination--History.
Communicable diseases--History.--History.
History, Modern 1601---United States.
Vaccines--adverse effects--United States.
Vaccines--History--United States.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 445-497) and index.

Contents:

Experimenting on the neighbors with Cotton Mather -- The peculiar history of vaccinia -- Vaccine wars: smallpox at the turn of the twentieth century -- War is good for babies -- The great American fight against polio -- Battling measles, remodeling society -- DTP and the vaccine safety movement -- No good deed goes unpunished -- People who prefer whooping cough -- Vaccines and autism?

Indexed by:

Kirkus 10/01/2006.
PW 10/09/2006.
LJ 11/15/2006.
Bklst 11/15/2006.

ISBN:

0393059111
9780393059113

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

PNAX964 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Calmar (Calmar)

RZPE145 -- Carroll Public Library (Carroll)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

LTAX046 -- Indian Hills Community College Library - Centerville (Centerville)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

N4AX745 -- Iowa Lakes Community College Library - Emmetsburg (Emmetsburg)

N2AX314 -- Divine Word College - Matthew Jacoby Library (Epworth)

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)

SCPC074 -- Hudson Public Library (Hudson)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

S1PD771 -- Johnston Public Library (Johnston)

IBAX173 -- North Iowa Area Community College Library (Mason City)

BVPE851 -- Nevada Public Library (Nevada)

OMAX631 -- Geisler Learning Resource Cntr (Pella)

OUAX845 -- Dordt University (Sioux Center)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)