Examining Tuskegee : the infamous syphilis study and its legacy /
The forty-year "Tuskegee" Syphilis Study has become the great metaphor for medical racism, government malfeasance, and physician arrogance. Reverby offers a comprehensive analysis of the notorious study of untreated syphilis, which took place in and around Tuskegee, Alabama, from the 1930s...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chapel Hill :
The University of North Carolina Press,
[2009]
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Colección: | John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | The forty-year "Tuskegee" Syphilis Study has become the great metaphor for medical racism, government malfeasance, and physician arrogance. Reverby offers a comprehensive analysis of the notorious study of untreated syphilis, which took place in and around Tuskegee, Alabama, from the 1930s through the 1970s and involved hundreds of African American men, most of whom were told by doctors from the U.S. Public Health Service that they were being treated, not just watched, for their late-stage syphilis. Reverby examines the study and its aftermath from multiple perspectives to explain wh |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 384 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, map |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-363) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780807898673 0807898678 9781469605326 1469605325 |