title: Vulnerable populations in rural areas: challenges for ethics committees.
authors.affiliation: Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
authors.forename: Victor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Maddalena
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sherwin
mesh_terms: D044383:Black People; D002170:Canada; D028741:Ethics Committees, Clinical / Q000592:standards*; D005817:Genetic Counseling / Q000941:ethics*; D005820:Genetic Testing / Q000941:ethics; D006288:Health Planning Organizations / Q000941:ethics; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000941:ethics; D006801:Humans; D009674:Nova Scotia; D011203:Poverty / Q000208:ethnology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012040:Regional Health Planning / Q000941:ethics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D012423:Rural Health; D019035:Rural Health Services / Q000941:ethics* / Q000592:standards; D012931:Social Environment; D035862:Vulnerable Populations / Q000208:ethnology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*