Spain and the international scientific conferences on polio, 1940s-1960s

Author

Porras, María Isabel

Báguena, María-José

Ballester, Rosa

Publication date

2010

Abstract

The development of international health from a historical point of view has undergone major advances in recent times and constitutes a substantial part of the current agenda for historians of medicine. Within this framework, and focussing on a specific case study (international responses to poliomyelitis outbreaks in the 20th century), we explore the main actions and achievements of agencies such as the WHO and other private and international scientific organizations. Furthermore, this paper seeks to identify the Spanish presence andabsence in these activities, their causes and consequences.

Document Type

Article

Language

English

Subjects and keywords

Poliomielitis; Comitès d'experts de la OMS; Conferències internacionals sobre poli; Associació europea davant la poliomielitis; Espanya; Segle XX; Comités de expertos de la OMS; Conferencias internacionales sobre polio; Asociación europea frente a la poliomielitis; España; Siglo XX; Poliomyelitis; WHO Expert Committees; International Conferences on Polio; European Association against Poliomyelitis; Spain; 20th century

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Dynamis : Acta Hispanica ad Medicinae Scientiarumque. Historiam Illustrandam ; Vol. 30, Núm. (2010), p. 91-118

Rights

open access

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