The 50th Anniversary of the Declaration of Helsinki
JAMAPublished 19 October 2013Open access
Joseph Millum, David Wendler, Ezekiel J. Emanuel
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Since 1964, through 7 revisions, the World Medical Association’s Declaration of Helsinki has stood as an important statement regarding the ethical principles guiding medical research with human participants.
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