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Journal of Postgraduate Medicine
Medknow Publications and Staff Society of Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai, India
ISSN: 0022-3859 EISSN: 0022-3859
Vol. 47, No. 3, 2001, pp. 226
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Bioline Code: jp01067
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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Journal of Postgraduate Medicine, Vol. 47, No. 3, 2001, pp. 226
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Looking Back - The Story of Wilma Rudolph
Deshpande AV
Abstract
Pulse Polio project is very popular in our country. It is indeed a very commendable success. On the backdrop of this success, let us share an astonishing story of possibly the most successful polio victim - Wilma Rudolph. She was a sports hero. But she was a hero, an inspiration for the medical fraternity as well. She was an exceptional American athlete who overcame debilitating childhood illnesses to become the first American woman to win three gold medals in a single Olympic...
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