Ethics and Clinical Research

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Title
Ethics and Clinical Research
ABP identifier
ABP-W-0002
Creator
Henry K. Beecher
Date
1966
Type
Journal article
Description
Landmark article documenting ethically problematic research involving human subjects and calling attention to the need for stronger ethical standards in clinical research.
Intellectual stream
Research ethics & consent
Verification status
Verified
Evidence confidence
High
Historical significance
Helped make unethical practices in human-subject research a prominent concern in American medicine and contributed to the emerging development of research ethics.