Polio
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The following sites provide reliable information on this topic:
Polio at the Nemours Foundation
Polio at the World Health Organization
Polio clinical trials at the NIH
Polio Survivors Association
Post-Polio Health International
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Polio References:
Hull HF. The future of polio eradication. Lancet Infect Dis. 2001 Dec;1(5):299-303.
Khan MM, Ehreth J. Costs and benefits of polio eradication: a long-run global perspective. Vaccine. 2003 Jan 30;21(7-8):702-5.
Osterrieth P. Oral polio vaccine: fact versus fiction. Vaccine. 2004 May 7;22(15-16):1831-5.
Schanke AK, Stanghelle JK, Andersson S, Opheim A, Strom V, Solbakk AK. Mild versus severe fatigue in polio survivors: special characteristics. J Rehabil Med. 2002 May;34(3):134-40.
