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Cogito ergo sum? – refocusing dementia ethics in a hypercognitive society

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

Desmond O'Neill
Desmond O'Neill*
Affiliation:
Consultant in Geriatric Medicine, Age-Related Health Care, Adelaide and Meath Hospital Dublin incorporating the National Children's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
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Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Volume 14 , Issue 4 , December 1997 , pp. 121 - 123
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1997

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