Acres of skin : human experiments at Holmesburg Prison : a story of abuse and exploitation in the name of medical science

In this expose, Allen M. Hornblum tells the story of Philadelphia's Holmesburg Prison. From the early 1950s through the mid-1970s, Holmesburg's inmates were used, in exchange for a few dollars, as guinea pigs in a host of medical experiments. Based on in-depth interviews with dozens of pri...

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Main Author: Hornblum, Allen M.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, 1998.
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Call Number: R 853 .H8 H67 1998
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