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By John La Puma and David Schiedermayer. 234 pp., illustrated. Boston, Jones and Bartlett, 1994. $29.95. ISBN 0-86720-797-3.

In the July 2, 1970, issue of the Journal, Philip Tumulty asked, "What is a clinician and what does he do?" The same question could be asked today about ethics consultants: What is an ethics consultant and what does he or she do? La Puma and Schiedermayer answer this question in their new book on ethics consultation.

The past 20 years have seen the emergence of ethics committees and clinical ethicists who perform consultations, yet there is little published information on the actual process. Ethics Consultation is a short but in-depth introduction to the practice of clinical ethics, written by . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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