Thirty years ago, on 8 May 1980, the World Health Organization certified that smallpox had been eradicated globally. For the first time in history, mankind had conquered a disease. It was certainly the greatest achievement of twentieth century medicine.
The Eradication of smallpox, a success story for modern medicine and public health: what lessons for the future? / Tognotti, Eugenia. - In: JOURNAL OF INFECTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. - ISSN 1972-2680. - 4:5(2010), pp. 264-266.
The Eradication of smallpox, a success story for modern medicine and public health: what lessons for the future?
Tognotti, Eugenia
2010-01-01
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Thirty years ago, on 8 May 1980, the World Health Organization certified that smallpox had been eradicated globally. For the first time in history, mankind had conquered a disease. It was certainly the greatest achievement of twentieth century medicine.File in questo prodotto:
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