"Ethics Committees" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Committees established by professional societies, health facilities, or other institutions to consider decisions that have bioethical implications. The role of these committees may include consultation, education, mediation, and/or review of policies and practices. Committees that consider the ethical dimensions of patient care are ETHICS COMMITTEES, CLINICAL; committees established to protect the welfare of research subjects are ETHICS COMMITTEES, RESEARCH.
| Descriptor ID |
D017041
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| MeSH Number(s) |
K01.752.566.479.147 N04.452.758.788.300 N05.350.268 N05.700.685.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Ethics Committees- Ethics Committees
- Committee, Ethics
- Committees, Ethics
- Ethics Committee
Regional Ethics Committees- Regional Ethics Committees
- Committee, Regional Ethics
- Committees, Regional Ethics
- Ethics Committee, Regional
- Ethics Committees, Regional
- Regional Ethics Committee
Institutional Ethics Committees- Institutional Ethics Committees
- Committee, Institutional Ethics
- Committees, Institutional Ethics
- Ethics Committee, Institutional
- Ethics Committees, Institutional
- Institutional Ethics Committee
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| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ethics Committees" by people in Profiles.
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Simmons D, Bunn C, Nakwagala F, Safford MM, Ayala GX, Riddell M, Graffy J, Fisher EB. Challenges in the Ethical Review of Peer Support Interventions. Ann Fam Med. 2015 Aug; 13 Suppl 1:S79-86.
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Topazian RJ, Hook CC, Mueller PS. Duty to speak up in the health care setting a professionalism and ethics analysis. Minn Med. 2013 Nov; 96(11):40-3.
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Hook CC, Swetz KM, Mueller PS. Ethics committees and consultants. Handb Clin Neurol. 2013; 118:25-34.