Opinion: An updated Declaration of Helsinki will provide more protection

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Nature Medicine
June 2013, Volume 19 No 6 pp653-790
http://www.nature.com/nm/journal/v19/n6/index.html

Opinion
An updated Declaration of Helsinki will provide more protection – p664
Cecil B. Wilson
doi:10.1038/nm0613-664

Almost 50 years ago, the World Medical Association adopted the Declaration of Helsinki as an ethical guide for research involving human subjects. There are now proposed revisions under consideration that will provide additional protection for study participants as well as increased clarity regarding the responsibilities of those conducting the research. Making these changes is important in a complex environment where what is ethical is not always self-evident.

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