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Nuremberg Code

Nuremberg Code refers to a set of ten (10) guidelines for the ethical treatment of human participants in research. The Nuremberg Code, developed from the Nuremberg Trials in 1947, laid the groundwork for the current ethical standards for medical and psychological research.

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