Declaration of Helsinki

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The Declaration of Helsinki is a cornerstone World Medical Association ethical guideline that sets international standards for the conduct of medical research involving human subjects.

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethical code
international standard
research ethics guideline
appliesTo biomedical research
clinical research
medical research involving human subjects
author World Medical Association NERFINISHED
corePrinciple beneficence
independent ethical review
informed consent
justice
non-maleficence
protection of vulnerable groups
respect for persons
risk-benefit assessment
countryOfOrigin Finland
dateCreated 1964-06-18
field medical ethics
research ethics
hasPurpose to ensure ethical conduct of medical research
to protect the rights of research participants
to provide guidance to physicians and researchers
hasSection additional principles for medical research combined with clinical care
additional principles for medical research using identifiable human material and data
basic principles for all medical research
hasVersion Edinburgh 2000 revision NERFINISHED
Fortaleza 2013 revision NERFINISHED
Hong Kong 1989 revision NERFINISHED
Seoul 2008 revision NERFINISHED
Somerset West 1996 revision NERFINISHED
Tokyo 1975 revision NERFINISHED
Venice 1983 revision
influencedBy Nuremberg Code NERFINISHED
World Medical Association International Code of Medical Ethics NERFINISHED
influences Good Clinical Practice guidelines NERFINISHED
institutional review board policies
national research ethics regulations
language English
French
Spanish
multiple languages
latestRevisionDate 2013-10-19
placeOfOrigin Helsinki NERFINISHED
publisher World Medical Association NERFINISHED
regulates clinical trials in humans
post-trial access to interventions
use of placebo in clinical research
targetAudience medical researchers
physicians
research ethics committees

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Nuremberg Code influenced Declaration of Helsinki