Who Cares? The Declaration of Helsinki and 'The Conscience of Physicians'

Research Ethics 4 (3):106-110 (2008)
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The World Medical Association's ‘Declaration of Helsinki’ on Medical Research on Human Subjects is undergoing its sixth revision in its 44 years. The aim of this paper is to put the Declaration into an historical context, define and identify the core ethical principles, and illustrate how these are applied within the Declaration.

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10.1177/174701610800400305

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