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100 1 $aHornblum, Allen M.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n97108720
245 10 $aAcres of skin :$bhuman experiments at Holmesburg Prison : a true story of abuse and exploitation in the name of medical science /$cby Allen M. Hornblum.
260 $aNew York :$bRoutledge,$c1998.
300 $axxii, 297 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $aIn 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.
520 8 $aBased 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.
520 8 $aMany 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.
610 20 $aHolmesburg Prison.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n97108736
650 0 $aHuman experimentation in medicine$zPennsylvania$zPhiladelphia.
650 0 $aPrisoners$xMedical care$zPennsylvania$zPhiladelphia.
650 0 $aConvict labor$zPennsylvania$zPhiladelphia.
650 0 $aDermatology$xResearch$zPennsylvania$zPhiladelphia.
650 2 $aDermatology.$0https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003880
650 2 $aHuman Experimentation.$0https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006805
650 2 $aPrisons.$0https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011330
651 2 $aPhiladelphia.$0https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015143
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