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International declarations and codes for research

  • Declaration of Helsinki from the World Medical Association. The Declaration has three parts. Part I lists 12 ethical principles that were heavily influenced by the Nuremberg Code. Part II outlines 6 principles for combining medical research with patient care. Part III lists 4 ethical principles for protecting participants in non-clinical medical research.

  • Nuremberg Code, established in 1949 as part of the Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal. The Code lists10 ethical principles for human subject research. The Code emphasizes informed consent, right to withdraw, protecting the subject from unnecessary harm, needless risk, or improper procedures.

  • International Ethical Guidelines for Biomedical Research Involving Human Subjects (CIOMS) with (WHO) 2002. 21 Guidelines for directing international medical research in low resource countries

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