title: Are healthcare ethics committees necessary in rural hospitals?
authors.affiliation: University of Montana Rural Institute, Missoula, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cook
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hoas
mesh_terms: D000573:American Hospital Association; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D017041:Ethics Committees / Q000458:organization & administration*; D028741:Ethics Committees, Clinical; D033061:Ethics Consultation; D006780:Hospitals, Rural / Q000592:standards*; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D020380:Needs Assessment; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012945:Social Values; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement; D014481:United States