Ethics Committees, Clinical

**Definition:** Hospital or other institutional ethics committees established to consider the ethical dimensions of patient care. Distinguish from ETHICS COMMITTEES, RESEARCH, which are established to monitor the welfare of patients or healthy volunteers participating in research studies.

**Tree numbers:** - K01.752.566.479.147.500 - N04.452.758.788.300.500 - N05.350.268.500 - N05.700.685.300.500

**Synonyms:** - Clinical Ethics Committees - Committee, Clinical Ethics - Committees, Clinical Ethics - Ethics Committee, Clinical - Ethics Committees, Hospital - Committees, Hospital Ethics - Hospital Ethics Committee - Ethics Committee, Hospital - Hospital Ethics Committees - Clinical Ethics Committee - Committee, Hospital Ethics