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Smallpox vaccination: an early start of modern medicine in America

Smallpox was eradicated by the World Health Organization in 1980. Before its eradication thedisease had a mortality rate upwards of 50% and had a significant impact on society. During theAmerican Revolutionary war, smallpox outbreaks were impeding the American war effort until1777 when George Washin...

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Autor principal: Liebowitz, Dan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5463674/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28634531
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2016.1273611