The law and ethics of dementia /

Dementia is a topic of enormous human, medical, economic, legal and ethical importance. Its importance grows as more of us live longer. The legal and ethical problems it raises are complex, intertwined, and under-discussed. This book brings together contributions from clinicians, lawyers and ethicis...

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Other Authors: Foster, Charles, 1962-, Herring, Jonathan, Doron, Israel
Format: Online Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom ; Portland, Oregon : Hart Publishing, 2014
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Online Access:E-book - Full text from ebookcentral
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Summary:Dementia is a topic of enormous human, medical, economic, legal and ethical importance. Its importance grows as more of us live longer. The legal and ethical problems it raises are complex, intertwined, and under-discussed. This book brings together contributions from clinicians, lawyers and ethicists - all of them world leaders in the field of dementia - and is a comprehensive, scholarly yet accessible library of all the main (and many of the fringe) perspectives
Physical Description:xxx, 539 pages ; 25 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9781849464178
1849464170