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UK sources of information and / or support
Patient UK
Has leaflets called Polio Immunisation and DTP / Polio / Hib Immunisation.
British Polio Fellowship
The British Polio Fellowship (BPF) is a registered charity providing information and support with over 8000 members. It was one of the first organisations of disabled people and it has acted as a voice for over half a century for people who have had polio.
Polio
Information from the Health Protection Agency.
Polio Survivors Network
A network of people who had polio in their earlier lives and are now experiencing and living with the effects of Post Polio Syndrome (PPS).
Poliomyelitis
Information from the National Travel Health Network and Centre (NaTHNaC).
Polio and post-polio syndrome
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
DTaP/IPV/Hib (5-in-1) vaccination
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
DTaP/IPV (pre-school) booster
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Further sources / more detailed information
Some non-UK sites
The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.
- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.
- PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
- Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
- Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, etc.
- Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
- Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
- Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.