The Malaria Project: The U.S. Government's Secret Mission to Find a Miracle Cure
- ISBN-10
- 0451467329
- ISBN-13
- 9780451467324
- Category
- Medical
- Pages
- 406
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-10-07
- Publisher
- New Amer Library
- Author
- Karen M. Masterson
Description
Describes the secret American program in the twentieth century to develop a malaria vaccine, describing how the program tested their drugs on animals, criminals, and the mentally ill.
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- 2015-10-06
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