5 Questions
Which of the following was the main focus of the unethical Tuskegee syphilis research?
The natural course of syphilis over a 40-year period
What did the Belmont Report outline as the three basic principles for research ethics?
Respect for persons, beneficence, and justice
What were the four essential ethical principles elaborated in Beauchamp and Childress' book 'Principles of Biomedical Ethics'?
Autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, and justice
What term is used to describe the moral decision-making and action based on the four ethical principles of biomedical research?
Ethical principlism
What was the significance of the National Research Act in 1974?
It created a commission to identify ethical principles in biomedical research
Learn about the origins of bioethics and the Nuremberg code, which was developed in response to the nefarious medical trials conducted by Nazi doctors during World War II. Understand the principles that guide scientific and medical research as outlined in the Nuremberg code.
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