Title: Human medical experimentation : from smallpox vaccines to secret government programs /
Authors: Frankenburg, Frances Rachel
Year: 2017
Subjects: Human experimentation in medicine History.; Medical research personnel History.; Human Experimentation history; Research Personnel history; Government Programs history; Human experimentation in medicine; Medical research personnel; Menschenversuch; Experiment; Medizin
Abstract: "Intended for students and general readers alike, this encyclopedia covers the history of human medical experimentation, for better and worse, from the time of Hippocrates to the present. Offers readers a broad understanding of human experimentation. Reviews experimentation from the point of view of the history of medicine. Covers issues of vulnerable, exploited populations and unethical experimentation. Features introductory and time-period overview essays that add necessary contextual information and primary source documents that support AP and Common Core objectives. Includes specialized bibliographies that serve as a gateway to further study "
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.