Evolving Concern: Protection for Human Subjects

1986

17 min

English

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This short film recounts efforts in the 20th century to develop programs and procedures that protect human subjects of research. Citing selected historical events in behavioral and biomedical research, it shows how protections such as institutional review boards (IRBs) came about in the United States, and why they were needed.

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United States National Library of Medicine

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Ted Kennedy as Himself (stock footage)

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