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"First, Do No Harm: The US Sexually Transmitted Disease Experiments in Guatemala"
The December 2013 publication of the American Journal of Public Health features a new commentary by UCLA Blum Center Director Dr. Michael Rodriguez and Robert Garcia, JD on sexually transmitted disease experiments performed by the United States government in Guatemala beginning in 1946.
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Colegio de la Frontera Norte at UCLA, all day, bilingual conference, November 22nd, 2013
Co-sponsored with the Center for Mexican Studies and the UCLA Blum Center on Poverty and Health in Latin America...
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Vignettes and Research from the Field -- Undergraduate Summer Intern Scholars 2013
Each of the participating interns has a story to tell, research to discuss. Research topics included...
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