Ethical Problems in 1940s Research

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Ethical Problems in 1940s Research

Sep 02, 2011

US researchers intentionally infected about 1,300 Guatemalan prisoners, soldiers, and mental patients with syphilis, gonorrhea, or chancroid during the late 1940s, reports The New York Times.

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