Nazi Hypothermia Research: Should the Data Be Used?
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INTRODUCTION NATIONAL INTEREST AS A RATIONALE FOR HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION Practical Military Questions and Concerns Social and Political Movements Contemporary Considerations and Questions Uncovering the Process in Nazi Germany THE NAZI HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION PROGRAM Experimental Methods of the Hypothermia Studies Human Dimensions of the Experimental Program Results of the Human Hypothermia Research INTERNAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE HYPOTHERMIA DATA THE LEGACY OF DACHAU: THE DATA SCIENTIFIC CREDIBILITY AND THE USE OF THE DACHAU DATA Use of the Dachau Data After World War II More Recent Use of the Dachau Data A Futuristic Scenario: Can It Happen Again? THE ENDURING LEGACY OF THE DACHAU EXPERIMENTS CONCLUSION ATTACHMENT: DISCOVERY OF THE DACHAU DATA
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