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Hospital ethics case consultations Practical Guidelines

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Hospital ethics committees provide education, assist in policymaking, and deliver consultation services. In this article, we describe the structure, peration, and institutional framework within which an ethics committee fulfills its missions, with emphasis on the consultation process.

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  1. Medical Service, Medical Service, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, 3801 Miranda Avenue, MC 111P, 94304, Palo Alto, CA

    Laszlo T. Vaszar & Ware G. Kuschner

  2. Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

    Thomas A. Raffin

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The authors have stated that they donot have a significant financial interest or other relationship with any product manufacturer or provider of services discussed in this article. The authors do not discuss the use of off-label products, which includes unlabeled, unapproved, or investigative products or devices.

The views expressed in this article do not necessarily represent the views of the Department of Veterans Affairs or the official policy of the Veterans Health Administration or the consultation policy of the Veterans Health Administration National Ethics Committee.

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Vaszar, L.T., Raffin, T.A. & Kuschner, W.G. Hospital ethics case consultations Practical Guidelines . Compr Ther 31, 279–283 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1385/COMP:31:4:279

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