Which of the following identified the ethical principles of respect for persons, beneficence, and justice as relevant to the conduct of research using human subjects in the United States?
a. Declaration of Helsinki
b. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare regulations
c. National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects ordinance
d. Nuremberg Code
ANS: C
The National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research was formed in the United States in 1978. This commission developed ethical research guidelines based on the ethical principles of respect for persons, beneficence, and justice.
A major focus of the Declaration of Helsinki was the differentiation of therapeutic research from nontherapeutic research.
The Department of Health, Education, and Welfare regulations were published in 1973 providing for the protection of human research subjects.
The development of the Nuremberg Code in 1949 addressed the mistreatment of human subjects.
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