Toxic exposures : mustard gas and the health consequences of World War II in the United States /

Toxic Exposures tells the shocking story of how the United States and its allies intentionally subjected thousands of their own servicemen to mustard gas as part of their preparation for chemical warfare. Drawing from once-classified government records, military reports, scientists' papers, and...

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Tác giả chính: Smith, Susan Lynn, 1960- (Tác giả)
Định dạng: Licensed eBooks
Ngôn ngữ:Tiếng Anh
Được phát hành: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2017]
Loạt:Critical Issues in Health and Medicine Ser.
Truy cập trực tuyến:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1434003
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  • Series; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Introduction. Health and War Beyond the Battlefield; Part I. Preparation for Chemical Warfare; Chapter 1. Wounding Men to Learn. Soldiers as Human Subjects; Chapter 2. Race Studies and the Science of War; Part II. Toxic Legacies of War; Chapter 3. Mustard Gas in the Sea Around Us; Chapter 4. A Wartime Story. Mustard Agents and Cancer Chemotherapy; Conclusion. Veterans Making History; Notes; Index; About the Author.