Who Goes First?: The Story of Self-Experimentation in Medicine (PDF)

Who Goes First?: The Story of Self-Experimentation in Medicine (PDF)

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This book offers a complete history of the controversial practice of self-experimentation in medical research, covering important advancements such as anesthesia, yellow fever, and heart disease. The eBook has 454 pages and a new preface discussing the ethics and controversy surrounding the practice. Published by University of California Press in 1998, it is available in English and has an ISBN of 978-0520212817.

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Who Goes First?: The Story of Self-Experimentation in Medicine (PDF Book)

Lawrence Altman, the author of this book, provides an all-encompassing history of the controversial and neglected practice of self-experimentation. The book highlights the stories of pioneering researchers and offers a detailed account of the most important medical advancements that have taken place over recent centuries, ranging from anesthesia to yellow fever to heart disease. In the book’s updated version, he continues his discussion of the ethics and controversy that still shroud the practice. The book has 454 pages and is published by the University of California Press on May 12, 1998.

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  • The publisher of the book is University of California Press and it’s the first edition (May 12, 1998).
  • The language in which the book is written is English.
  • The book comes in eBook Digital format and has 454 pages.
  • The ISBN-10 code for the book is 0520212819.
  • The ISBN-13 code for the book is 978-0520212817.

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