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Author Masterson, Karen, 1964- author.

Title The malaria project : the U.S. government's secret mission to find a miracle cure / Karen M. Masterson.

Publication Info. New York, New York : New American Library, [2014]

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Location Call No. Status
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  616.9362 MASTERSON    Check Shelf
 Plainville Public Library - Non Fiction  616.9362 MAS    Check Shelf
Description ix, 406 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-357) and index.
Summary A fascinating and shocking historical exposé, The Malaria Project is the story of America's secret mission to combat malaria during World War II--a campaign modeled after a German project which tested experimental drugs on men gone mad from syphilis.
Subject Malaria -- United States -- History.
Antimalarials -- United States -- History.
Chloroquine -- History.
Human experimentation in medicine -- United States.
ISBN 9780451467324 (hardback)
0451467329 (hardback)
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