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Milestone:
Hippocratic Oath 
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Status:
Code of professional ethics

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Milestone:
Nuremberg Code
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Status:
International code of ethics

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Milestone:
International Code of Medical Ethics of the World Medical Assembly, including the Declaration of Geneva 
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Status:
International code of professional ethics

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Milestone:
Regulations for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research
[45 CFR 46]
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Status:
U.S. Regulations

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Milestone:
Belmont Report (Report on Ethical Principles and Guidelines for the Protection of Human Subjects of Research), issued by the National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research (National Commission)
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Status:
U.S. ethical guidelines

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