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Acres of skin : human experiments at Holmesburg Prison : a story of abuse and exploitation in the name of medical science / Allen M. Hornblum.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Hornblum, Allen M.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Holmesburg Prison.
Human experimentation in medicine--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
Human experimentation in medicine.
Prisoners--Medical care--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
Prisoners.
Convict labor--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
Convict labor.
Dermatology--Research--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
Dermatology.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (336 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
New York : Routledge, 1998.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
At a time of increased interest and renewed shock over the Tuskegee syphilis experiments, Acres of Skin sheds light on yet another dark episode of American medical history. In this disturbing expose, Allen M. Hornblum tells the story of Philadelphia's Holmesburg Prison.
Contents:
Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-284) and index.
ISBN:
1-134-00162-2
1-134-00165-7
1-280-07108-7
9786610071081
0-585-44737-3
0-203-90395-1
9780203903957
OCLC:
437077108

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