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Title Human medical experimentation : from smallpox vaccines to secret government programs / Frances R. Frankenburg, editor
Published Santa Barbara, California : Greenwood, [2017]

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Description 1 online resource (xx, 322 pages)
Contents Era 1 : Pre-19th century -- Era 2 : 19th century -- Era 3 : 20th century to World War II -- Era 4 : World War II -- Era 5 : Cold War -- Era 6 : Post-cold War to the present
Summary This book explores the history of human medical experimentation from the time of Hippocrates to today. It covers the experiments themselves; the people, companies, and government agencies that carried them out; the relevant medical and sociopolitical background; and the legislation and other protective measures that arose as a result
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 02, 2022)
Subject Human experimentation in medicine -- History
Medical research personnel -- History
Human Experimentation -- history
Research Personnel -- history
Government Programs -- history
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Business Ethics.
Human experimentation in medicine
Medical research personnel
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
Author Frankenburg, Frances Rachel, editor.
ISBN 9781610698986
1610698983