Which of the following best describes the Tuskegee Syphilis Study?
a. It provided excellence in research design.
b. It used an extensive subject base leading to confirmed conclusions.
c. It developed information about the causes and treatment of syphilis.
d. It implemented unethical and racist treatment of uninformed subjects.
ANS: D
As treatment was knowingly withheld over many years resulting in incredible harm to the subjects and their families, public outrage over unethical, racist, and discriminatory behavior of the researchers continues today.
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