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Related Historical Documents from the National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research

The Belmont Report

Ethical Principles and Guidelines for the Protection of Human Subjects of Research

The National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research, which published the Belmont Report, developed other reports on different aspects of human subjects protection in research during its tenure between 1974 and 1978. Below are links to some of these reports:

Research on the Fetus, July 25, 1975 | Appendix

Research Involving Prisoners, October 1, 1976

Psychosurgery, March 14, 1977 | Appendix

Disclosure of Research Information Under FOIA, April 8, 1977

Research Involving Children, September 6, 1977 | Appendix

Research Involving Those Institutionalized as Mentally Infirm, February 2, 1978

Institutional Review Boards, September 1, 1978 
   
Belmont Report, September 30, 1978 | Appendix Vol.1 | Appendix Vol.2

Delivery of Health Services, September 30, 1978 | Appendix

Special Study on Implications of Advances in Biomedical and Behavioral Research, September 30, 1978

OHRP, Office for Human Research Protections  Protecting Human Subjects in Research

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