title: [Codes, guidelines and guidance of ethics of research: the issue of quality].
abstract: After an overview of the evolution of ethics laws for medical activities, we suggest a possible classification of documents regarding the ethical conduct of scientific research with human beings. The authors outline the necessity to define formal criteria for the development and the implementation of ethics standards.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Farisco
authors.forename: Luigina
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ferrigno
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Petrini
authors.affiliation: Istituto superiore di sanità, Roma. francesco.rosmini@iss.it.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rosmini
mesh_terms: D032781:Codes of Ethics; D032984:Ethics, Research; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011786:Quality Control