Post-polio syndrome

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• Maynard, F.M., & Headley, J.H. (Eds.) (1999). Handbook on the Late Effects of Poliomyelitis for Physicians and Survivors. Saint Louis, MO: GINI (now Post-Polio Health International). Information on 90 post-polio topics; a compilation of the research and experience of over 40 experts.

• March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation. (1999). Identifying Best Practices in Diagnosis & Care. Warm Springs, GA: March of Dimes International Conference on Post-Polio Syndrome

• Nollet F. “Perceived health and physical functioning in postpoliomyelitis syndrome”. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 2002.

• Nollet, F. “Post-polio syndrome”. Orphanet Ecyclopaedia, 2003

• Silver, Julie K. (2001). Post-Polio Syndrome: A Guide for Polio Survivors and Their Families. New Haven: Yale University Press. (Dr. Silver is Medical Director, Spaulding-Framingham Outpatient Center; Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School.)

• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

• Post-Polio Health International

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