title: Characteristics of ethics committees of Japanese medical schools.
abstract: In Japan, almost all of the 80 medical colleges and medical faculties of universities have founded ethics committees voluntarily. To date, many of them have concentrated their deliberation on the general policy of advanced medical technologies which should be resolved at national level, while they have failed to become involved in ethical decisions in daily clinical cases.
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Bai
mesh_terms: D026688:Bioethical Issues; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D017041:Ethics Committees / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D028741:Ethics Committees, Clinical; D028744:Ethics Committees, Research; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D013677:Medical Laboratory Science / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016377:Organ Transplantation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012577:Schools, Medical / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement