The first internationally recognized effort to establish ethical standards was the:
a. Belmont Report from NIH.
b. Declaration of Helsinki.
c. Institutional review board code.
d. Nuremberg Code.
ANS: D
The mistreatment of the Nazi prisoners of war during World War II led to the development of the Nuremberg Code in 1949.
The Belmont report did not come out until 1978 and began regulation of research funded by the government.
The Declaration of Helsinki was adopted in 1964.
Institutional review boards follow guidelines for protection of human subjects.
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