Intentional infection of vulnerable populations in 1946-1948: Another tragic history lesson

JAMA

Volumn 304, Issue 18, 2010, Pages 2063-2064

  Frieden, Thomas R ^a   Collins, Francis S ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ETHICS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISTORY; HUMAN; INFECTION; MENTAL HOSPITAL; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; NOTE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

EID: 78149380995     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2010.1554     Document Type: Note

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