Helsinki Declaration (also known as Declaration, Helsinki, Declaration of Helsinki): An international agreement of the World Medical Association which offers guidelines for conducting experiments using human subjects. It was adopted in 1962 and revised by the 18th World Medical Assembly at Helsinki, Finland in 1964. Su

NIH MeSH · D006381Humanities

Helsinki Declaration

Also known asDeclaration, Helsinki · Declaration of Helsinki · Helsinki Declarations

Definition

An international agreement of the World Medical Association which offers guidelines for conducting experiments using human subjects. It was adopted in 1962 and revised by the 18th World Medical Assembly at Helsinki, Finland in 1964. Subsequent revisions were made in 1975, 1983, 1989, and 1996. (From Encyclopedia of Bioethics, rev ed, 1995)

MeSH classification

  • K01.752.566.479.068.249
  • K01.752.566.479.171.066.249
  • K01.752.566.479.173.400
  • N05.350.213.249
  • N05.350.340.080.249
  • N05.350.670.500

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Related concepts

Codes of Ethics

Systematic statements of principles or rules of appropriate professional conduct, usually established by professional societies.

Hippocratic Oath

An oath, attributed to Hippocrates, that serves as an ethical guide for the medical profession.

Common questions about Helsinki Declaration

What does Helsinki Declaration mean in medicine?
An international agreement of the World Medical Association which offers guidelines for conducting experiments using human subjects. It was adopted in 1962 and revised by the 18th World Medical Assembly at Helsinki, Finland in 1964. Subsequent revisions were made in 1975, 1983, 1989, and 1996. (From Encyclopedia of Bioethics, rev ed, 1995) This definition is taken from the National Library of Medicine's MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) 2026 release, which is the standard vocabulary used to index PubMed and most medical literature.
Is Helsinki Declaration known by any other names?
Yes. Helsinki Declaration is also referred to as Declaration, Helsinki, Declaration of Helsinki, Helsinki Declarations in different clinical, research and patient-facing contexts. The MeSH descriptor groups all of these synonyms under a single canonical concept so research and records stay consistent.
Where does Helsinki Declaration sit in the medical classification?
Helsinki Declaration falls under the broader medical category "Humanities" in the MeSH hierarchy (tree numbers: K01.752.566.479.068.249, K01.752.566.479.171.066.249, K01.752.566.479.173.400). Browsing the related concepts on this page takes you to neighbouring topics in the same branch of medicine.
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Source: NIH MeSH 2026 (D006381) — National Library of Medicine, public domain. View official MeSH record ↗