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Books

Daniel, Thomas M., and Frederick C. Robbins, eds. Polio. Rochester: University of Rochester Press, 1997.

Gould, Tony. A Summer Plague: Polio and Its Survivors. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1997.

Halstead, Lauro S., ed. Managing Post Polio: A Guide to Living Well with Post Polio. Arlington, VA: ABI Professional Publications, 1998.

Weaver, Lydia. Close to Home: A Story of the Polio Epidemic. New York: Puffin, 1997.

Organizations

International Polio Network. 4207 Lindell Blvd., Suite 110, St. Louis, MO 63108–2915. (314) 534–0475.

March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation. National Office. 1275 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains, NY 10605. http://www.modimes.org .

Polio Survivors Association. 12720 Lareina Ave., Downey, CA 90242. (310) 862–4508.

Web sites

"Ask NOAH About: Neurological Problems." NOAH: New York Online Access to Health. [Online] http://www.noah.cuny.edu/neuro/neuropg.html# POLIO AND POST-POLIO SYNDROME (accessed on October 28, 1999).

Polio.com. [Online] http://www.polio.com (accessed on October 28, 1999).

"Polio/Post-Polio Information Directory." Polio Society Home Page. http://www.polio.org (accessed on October 28, 1999).

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