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Clinical ethics
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Physicians' Ethics Forum: a web-based ethics consultation service
Abstract
To meet all physicians' needs for ethics consultation in Finland, a novel form of service, the Physicians' Ethics Forum, was founded in 2003. The Forum is a cost-efficient service based on electronic communication. In this paper, experiences throughout its first 6 years are described.
- Ethics consultation
- Ethics committees/consultation
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