An important initial focus of the Declaration of Helsinki,developed in 1964,was to
A) differentiate therapeutic from nontherapeutic research.
B) define the concept of informed consent of research subjects.
C) prevent the use of placebos during clinical drug trials.
D) prohibit nontherapeutic research to protect subjects from harm.

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The Declaration of Helsinki was adopted in 1964 and its major focus was to differentiate between therapeutic research and nontherapeutic research.The Nuremberg code helped to define the concept of informed consent of subjects.The Declaration of Helsinki did not prevent the use of placebos,but declared that researchers must provide subjects in the placebo group with access to proven diagnostic and therapeutic procedures after the study.The Declaration of Helsinki did not prohibit nontherapeutic research,but developed guidelines to address issues with this type of research.

An Important Initial Focus of the Declaration of Helsinki,developed in 1964,was