Why the study?
Does convalescent serum prevent or moderate paralysis in patients with preparalytic poliomyelitis?
Population
Patients with preparalytic poliomyelitis in Massachusetts in 1927
Design
Cohort
Authors
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Supports testing convalescent serum in preparalytic poliomyelitis; leaves open preventive efficacy pending controlled trials.
Does convalescent serum prevent or moderate paralysis in patients with preparalytic poliomyelitis?
The paper discusses the rationale and opportunity for testing convalescent serum in the preparalytic stage of poliomyelitis to prevent paralysis.
Aycock et al. (1928) studied this question.
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