Henry Beecher en de medische wetenschap

In 2016, it had been exactly half a century ago that Henry Beecher published his article ‘Ethics and clinical research’ in The New England Journal of Medicine. Today, this article is considered a turning point in the history of medical research ethics. On the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of this famous article, we are looking back on this turbulent period in the history of medicine.

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