title: [Ethical aspects of biomedical research. frequent concepts in written norms].
abstract: Most codes and declarations pertaining to the ethics of research involving human subjects have been formulated in response to specific events mostly of a painful or embarrassing nature. Several concepts appearing repeatedly in their texts are highlighted in this paper: principles of respect for persons, beneficence and justice, vulnerability and research propriety. Along with some comments on current revisions of many international guidelines and the role of bioethics committees, a plea is made to have a proactive rather than a reactive stance in ethical regulation of biomedical research.
authors.affiliation: Programa Regional de Bioética OPS/OMS, Providencia 1017-Piso 7, Santiago de Chile. lolasf@chi.ops-oms.org
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lolas
mesh_terms: D002985:Clinical Protocols / Q000592:standards; D017041:Ethics Committees; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006805:Human Experimentation; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D012106:Research / Q000592:standards*
vernacular_title: Aspectos éticos de la investigación biomédica. Conceptos frecuentes en las normas escritas.