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The age distribution of poliomyelitis provides evidence that the disease is transmitted through contact.
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Supports contact precautions in polio outbreaks; leaves open relevance of age patterns in vaccinated populations.
W. LLOYD AYCOCK; THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE AGE DISTRIBUTION OF POLIOMYELITIS. EVIDENCE OF TRANSMISSION THROUGH CONTACT*, American Journal of Epidemiology, Volume
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W. Lloyd Aycock (1928) studied this question. The age distribution of poliomyelitis provides evidence that the disease is transmitted through contact.
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