In the Literature
May 2011
Tiffany L. Shih and Joshua J. Goldman
Research has shown that ethics committees are less prevalent in rural hospitals than elsewhere, they do not fulfill the typical role, and they are seldom used; rural health care workers do not see bioethics analysis as applicable to the challenges they face, and they are hesitant to take action about many ethical problems.
Virtual Mentor. 2011; 13(5):291-294. doi:
10.1001/virtualmentor.2011.13.5.jdsc1-1105.