History and Theory of Human Experimentation: The Declaration of Helsinki and Modern Medical Ethics

by Ulf Schmidt

Despite having been revised and criticised over the years, the Declaration of Helsinki remains one of the most important and internationally known ethics codes worldwide. Yet we know relatively little about its historical origins or about the prolonged revision process which accompanied this "living document". The chapters presented in this volume look at the history and theory of human experimentation, assess the role of the Helsinki Declaration...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3515088628
• ISBN13: 9783515088626
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Franz Steiner Verlag Wiesbaden GmbH
• Length: 370 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.0" x 9.5"