The conduct of scientific research involving dementia patients is an ethically complex issue. Increased insight into the causes and aetiology of this condition can be of paramount importance for future patients and society as a whole. However, the rights and interests of vulnerable and incompetent p
Ethical issues concerning research in patients with dementia
- Publisher
- Springer Milan
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 637 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1590-1874
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