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- catalog abstract "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 prisoners as well as the doctors and prison officials who, respectively, performed and permitted these experimental tests, Hornblum paints a disturbing portrait of abuse, moral indifference, and greed. Central to this account are the millions of dollars many of America's leading drug and consumer goods companies made available for the eager doctors seeking fame and fortune through their medical experiments. Many of these doctors established their illustrious careers on the backs of the inmates who served as the ideal test subjects - isolated, cheap, and locked behind bars.".
- catalog contributor b10821332.
- catalog coverage "Philadelphia".
- catalog created "1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1998.".
- catalog description ""I am not part of the program." / Radioactive isotopes are introduced -- "Danger! This material is extremely toxic." / The dioxin experiments -- The end of experimentation at Holmesburg. "Where are we going to do these things now?" / The slow demise of inmate experimentation -- "Retin-A's birthplace was at Holmesburg Prison." / The discovery of Retin-A -- "A conspiracy of silence." / Conclusion.".
- catalog description "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 prisoners as well as the doctors and prison officials who, respectively, performed and permitted these experimental tests, Hornblum paints a disturbing portrait of abuse, moral indifference, and greed. Central to this account are the millions of dollars many of America's leading drug and consumer goods companies made available for the eager doctors seeking fame and fortune through their medical experiments. Many of these doctors established their illustrious careers on the backs of the inmates who served as the ideal test subjects - isolated, cheap, and locked behind bars.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-284) and index.".
- catalog description "The subjects, the doctors, and the experiments. "The money was good and the money was easy." / Inmates recall life and experiments at Holmesburg Prison -- "It was like a farmer seeing a fertile field." / Dr. Albert M. Kilgman enters Holmesburg -- Twentieth-century American penal experimentation. "They're dropping like flies out here." / History of U.S. prisoner experimentation -- Cruel and unusual experiments. "The walls seemed to be breathing." / The Army tests chemical warfare agents.".
- catalog extent "xxii, 297, [16] p. of plates ;".
- catalog identifier "0415919908 (alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Routledge,".
- catalog spatial "Pennsylvania Philadelphia.".
- catalog spatial "Philadelphia".
- catalog spatial "Philadelphia.".
- catalog subject "174/.28 21".
- catalog subject "1998 E-612".
- catalog subject "Convict labor Pennsylvania Philadelphia.".
- catalog subject "Dermatology Philadelphia.".
- catalog subject "Dermatology Research Pennsylvania Philadelphia.".
- catalog subject "Dermatology".
- catalog subject "Holmesburg Prison.".
- catalog subject "Human Experimentation Philadelphia.".
- catalog subject "Human Experimentation.".
- catalog subject "Human experimentation in medicine Pennsylvania Philadelphia.".
- catalog subject "Prisoners Medical care Pennsylvania Philadelphia.".
- catalog subject "Prisons Philadelphia.".
- catalog subject "Prisons".
- catalog subject "R853.H8 H67 1998".
- catalog subject "WR 20 H814a 1998".
- catalog tableOfContents ""I am not part of the program." / Radioactive isotopes are introduced -- "Danger! This material is extremely toxic." / The dioxin experiments -- The end of experimentation at Holmesburg. "Where are we going to do these things now?" / The slow demise of inmate experimentation -- "Retin-A's birthplace was at Holmesburg Prison." / The discovery of Retin-A -- "A conspiracy of silence." / Conclusion.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The subjects, the doctors, and the experiments. "The money was good and the money was easy." / Inmates recall life and experiments at Holmesburg Prison -- "It was like a farmer seeing a fertile field." / Dr. Albert M. Kilgman enters Holmesburg -- Twentieth-century American penal experimentation. "They're dropping like flies out here." / History of U.S. prisoner experimentation -- Cruel and unusual experiments. "The walls seemed to be breathing." / The Army tests chemical warfare agents.".
- catalog title "Acres of skin : human experiments at Holmesburg Prison : a true story of abuse and exploitation in the name of medical science / Allen M. Hornblum.".
- catalog type "text".