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Ethical problems relating to clinical research involving demented subjects and ethics committees

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In this paper the authors discuss the approach of San Raffaele's Hospital Ethics Committee with regard to ethical problems relating to clinical research involving demented subjects.

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In questo articolo viene presentata l'esperienza del Comitato Etico dell'Ospedale San Raffaele di Milano con particolare riguardo ai problemi etici che sorgono nella conduzione di ricerche in pazienti affetti da demenza.

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Anzani, A., Franceschi, M. Ethical problems relating to clinical research involving demented subjects and ethics committees. Ital J Neuro Sci 18 (Suppl 5), 53–56 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02048208

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