就醫療法律及倫理而言,早在19世紀末為避免第二次世界大戰時以大量戰俘進行非人道人體實驗的慘劇重演,保障人類醫療安全,全球醫師大會在芬蘭發表《赫爾辛基宣言》(Declaration of Helsinki),於是世界各地的醫療研究開始以《赫爾辛基宣言》作為醫療倫理基石,共同規範新式醫療發展應有制式階段及研究條件,臨床試驗之倫理審查至今。
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