TY - BOOK ID - 142715776 TI - Who Goes First? : The Story of Self-Experimentation in Medicine AU - Altman, Lawrence K., AU - Thomas, Lewis PY - 1998 SN - 0520340477 PB - Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, DB - UniCat KW - anesthesia. KW - compelling. KW - complete. KW - controversial. KW - dietary deprivations. KW - doctors. KW - ethics and controversy. KW - heart disease. KW - historians of medicine and science. KW - history of medical advancements. KW - history of self experimentation. KW - informative. KW - stories of pioneering researchers. KW - the myth of walter reed. KW - toxic shocks. KW - understudied practice. KW - yellow fever. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:142715776 AB - Lawrence Altman has authored the only complete history of the controversial and understudied practice of self-experimentation. In telling the stories of pioneering researchers, Altman offers a history of many of the most important medical advancements in recent years as well as centuries past--from anesthesia to yellow fever to heart disease. With a new preface, he brings readers up to date and continues his discussion of the ethics and controversy that continue to surround a practice that benefits millions but is understood by few. ER -