Under the Shadow of Tuskegee: African Americans and Health Care

Title: Under the Shadow of Tuskegee: African Americans and Health Care
ABP identifier: ABP-W-0040
Creator: Vanessa Northington Gamble
Date: 1997
Type: Journal article
Description: Vanessa Northington Gamble. “Under the Shadow of Tuskegee: African Americans and Health Care.” American Journal of Public Health 87, no. 11 (November 1997): 1773–1778. DOI 10.2105/AJPH.87.11.1773. PMID 9366634. PubMed indexes the publication as a Journal Article, Historical Article, and Review.
Intellectual stream: Research ethics & consent; Law & public policy; Boundary expansion
Verification status: Verified
Evidence confidence: High
Historical significance: The article places mistrust of medicine among African Americans within a longer history of racism and exploitation, resisting explanations that treat the Tuskegee study as an isolated cause.
Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9366634/; https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.87.11.1773