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The Declaration of Helsinki and public health

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Williams, John·2008·Bulletin of the World Health Organization

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Public health classicsThis section looks back on a ground-breaking contribution to public health, reproduces an extract of the original text and adds a commentary on its significance from a modern perspective.To complement the theme of this month's issue, John R Williams looks at the Declaration of Helsinki and how it has evolved over time.

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Authors
Williams, J.
Affiliations
University of Ottawa (CA)
Corresponding author
Williams, John
Venue
Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Publisher
WHO Press
Published
2008-08-01
Volume
86
Issue
8
Pages
650-651
ISSN
0042-9686 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2032535554
Cited by
986
References
6
Citations by year
2026: 49 · 2025: 97 · 2024: 57 · 2023: 71 · 2022: 54 · 2021: 90 · 2020: 95 · 2019: 62 · 2018: 48 · 2017: 41 · 2016: 57 · 2015: 57 · 2014: 66 · 2013: 48 · 2012: 40
FWCI
16.89
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by
Locations
  • Bulletin of the World Health Organization (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Ethics in Clinical Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Ethics and bioethics in healthcare
  • Life Sciences › Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics › Pharmacology › Pharmaceutical industry and healthcare
Keywords
Declaration of Helsinki, public health, history of public health, research ethics, human subjects research, medical research ethics
MeSH terms
Helsinki Declaration, Humans, Human Experimentation, Public Health, Social Responsibility, Patient Selection, Personal Autonomy

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