title: Protection of human subjects in the United States: a short history.
abstract: The purpose of this article is to describe a few pivotal events that led to the development of federal regulations that now govern human subjects research in the United States.
authors.affiliation: Institutional Review Board, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, USA.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Prentice
mesh_terms: D049673:History, 20th Century; D006805:Human Experimentation / Q000266:history* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States