Dangerous Medicine - The Story Behind Human Experiments With Hepatitis

The untold history of America's mid-twentieth-century program of hepatitis infection research, its scientists' aspirations, and the damage the project caused human subjects

About the author

Sydney A. Halpern is professor emerita at University of Illinois at Chicago, and lecturer in the Program in Medical Humanities and Bioethics, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University.

Summary

The untold history of America’s mid-twentieth-century program of hepatitis infection research, its scientists’ aspirations, and the damage the project caused human subjects

Product details

• Authors: Sydney A Halpern, Sydney A. Halpern, Halpern Sydney A.
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2021
• EAN: 9780300259629
• ISBN: 978-0-300-25962-9
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, Medical research, 20th Century, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / People with Disabilities, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, MEDICAL / History, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, MEDICAL / Research, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, History of Medicine, United States of America, USA, Disability: social aspects, History of the Americas, Penology and punishment, Penology & punishment