Tuskegee syphilis study

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf clinical study
medical study
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Tuskegee_Study_of_Untreated_Syphilis_in_the_Negro_Male
gptkb:Tuskegee_Experiment
gptkbp:apologyBy gptkb:President_Bill_Clinton
May 16, 1997
gptkbp:conductedBy gptkb:Tuskegee_Institute
gptkb:United_States_Public_Health_Service
gptkbp:endDate 1972
gptkbp:ethicalViolation deception
lack of informed consent
withholding treatment
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tuskegee syphilis study
gptkbp:location gptkb:Tuskegee,_Alabama,_United_States
gptkbp:mediaCoverage Associated Press (1972)
gptkbp:notableFor influence on bioethics
major violation of medical ethics
racism in medical research
gptkbp:purpose study natural progression of untreated syphilis
gptkbp:resultedIn gptkb:National_Research_Act_(1974)
gptkb:Belmont_Report
public outrage
changes in U.S. law regarding human subjects research
gptkbp:startDate 1932
gptkbp:subject African American men
201 without syphilis (control group)
399 with syphilis
gptkbp:treatmentWithheld gptkb:antibiotic
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dr._John_Charles_Cutler
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7