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- Title
Jonas Salk (1914-1995): A vaccine against polio.
- Authors
Siang Yong Tan; Ponstein, Nate; Tan, Siang Yong
- Abstract
The article offers information on the life and career of Jonas Salk who devised and implemented an effective vaccine against polio. Topics include the background of Salk who was born to an Orthodox Polish-Jewish immigrant family in New York City in October 28, 1914, his job at the Virus Research Laboratory at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 1947 as director, and his legacy.
- Subjects
POLIOMYELITIS vaccines; MEDICAL students; POLIO; ORAL vaccines; MEDICAL research; VIRAL vaccines
- Publication
Singapore Medical Journal, 2019, Vol 60, Issue 1, p9
- ISSN
0037-5675
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.11622/smedj.2019002