Who Goes First?

The Story of Self-Experimentation in Medicine

Lawrence K. Altman

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University of California Press
12 May 1998

Medical research; History of medicine

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.

By: Lawrence K. Altman
Imprint: University of California Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 680g
ISBN: 9780520212817
ISBN 10: 0520212819
Pages: 454
Publication Date: 12 May 1998
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Lawrence K. Altman, M.D., is medical correspondent of the New York Times and Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at New York University Medical School.

Reviews for Who Goes First?: The Story of Self-Experimentation in Medicine

The subtitle says it all. This welcome reprint of Lawrence Altman's classic book has an Edgar Allen Poe-like quality of fascination. It is impossible to do justice to the book in any short review, but it is totally unputdownable. Read it and marvel that there are people willing to take such risks for our benefit. (Kirkus UK)