JAMA -- Intentional Infection of Vulnerable Populations in 1946-1948: Another Tragic History Lesson, October 11, 2010, Frieden and Collins 0 (2010): jama.2010.1554v1


[Source: JAMA, full text: <cite cite="http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/jama.2010.1554?etoc">JAMA -- Intentional Infection of Vulnerable Populations in 1946-1948: Another Tragic History Lesson, October 11, 2010, Frieden and Collins 0 (2010): jama.2010.1554v1</cite>. 1st paragraph, edited.]

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Article: posted October 11, 2010

Intentional Infection of Vulnerable Populations in 1946-1948 - Another Tragic History Lesson

Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH; Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD

JAMA. Published online October 11, 2010. doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1554


Unethical uses of humans as research subjects represent appalling chapters in the history of medicine.1 To ensure that effective protections against such abuses continue to evolve and improve, it is essential to continue to learn from historical examples. Sadly, a new example has recently come to light.

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