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The Ethical Role of the Consultant

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 July 2009

William B. Weeks  and
William A. Nelson
William B. Weeks
Affiliation:
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, White River JunctionDartmouth Medical School
William A. Nelson
Affiliation:
Psychiatry and Community and Family Medicine at Dartmouth Medical School
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In the United States, physicians are Increasingly functioning In the consultative role. This change in role Is undoubtedly a result of a surge in the numbers of specialists, the relative decreasing number of primary care physicians, and the emergence of tertiary care centers as primary treatment providers. This change In the style of practicing medicine has led to role confusion In attending physician-patient-consultant relationships.

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Special Section: Ethics Consultants and Ethics Consultations
Information
Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics , Volume 2 , Issue 4 , Fall 1993 , pp. 477 - 483
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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