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(Hastings Center Studies in Ethics.) Edited by Philip J. Boyle. 234 pp. Washington, D.C., Georgetown University Press, 1998. $45. ISBN 0-87840-654-9.

Evidence-based medical practice has become something of a Holy Grail, particularly in the academic setting. Residents and medical students seem to form a chorus of white-coated crusaders with their refrain, "Show us the evidence." They are among the growing number of physicians who are convinced that objective, accurate assessment of outcomes data is possible and that it will enable them to provide better care to their patients.

In choosing the title Getting Doctors to Listen: Ethics and Outcomes Data in Context, editor Philip Boyle implies that many physicians are not as interested in an evidence-based approach as are current trainees. . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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