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Emerging Antidementia Drugs: A Preliminary Ethical View
Author(s) -
Post Stephen G.,
Whitehouse Peter J.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1998.tb03819.x
Subject(s) - medicine , alzheimer's disease , disease , family medicine , pathology
What ethical concerns regarding the application of new antidementia compounds are pertinent to the best interests of patients with Alzheimer's disease and their caregivers? Based on collected preliminary anecdotal accounts, these concerns are important and should be considered carefully by clinicians, researchers, and families.