@article{Manzini_2000, title={-}, volume={6}, url={https://actabioethica.uchile.cl/index.php/AB/article/view/16930}, abstractNote={<p align="justify">This paper consists in a particularised analysis of the Declaration of Helsinki, revised at the 52nd WMA General Assembly at Edinburgh in October 2000.</p><p align="justify">The framework was as follows: 1) an introduction to the subject 2) a general consideration about formal and substantial aspects of the changes 3) a detailed analysis of every modified article, be it a change or an addition; and the comparison, when appropiate, between the Spanish and the English versions of the Declaration.</p><p align="justify">This plan was developed by means of XXV "Commentaries" interpolated along the transcription of the Declaration, as was available from the WMA website, <a href="http://www.wma.net/s/helsinki.html">www.wma.net/s/helsinki.html</a>, on November 28, 2000.</p><p align="justify">The phrases and paragraphs analysed are identified by means of different printing characters for the modified and new pieces, and the English version.</p><p align="justify">The analysis was made from a bioethical perspective, especially regarding Human Rights concerns, as well as considering the scientific issues of medical research, including the viewpoint of Evidence based Medicine.</p><p align="justify">Conclusions: 1) all of the amendments strengthen the Declaration, advocating for higher respect for the Human Rights of research subjects. 2) a further revision of the formal aspects (language) of the Spanish version would be advisable, because of its many punctual weaknesses and ambiguities, as compared with the English version.</p>}, number={2}, journal={Acta Bioethica}, author={Manzini, Jorge Luis}, year={2000}, month={Jan.} }