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Ethical Considerations in Electronic Monitoring of the Cognitively Impaired

Y. Tony Yang and Charles G. Kels
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine March 2017, 30 (2) 258-263; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2017.02.160219
Y. Tony Yang
From the Department of Health Administration and Policy, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA (YTY); the Division of Legislative Counsel, American Medical Association, Washington, DC (CGK); and the Judge Advocate General's Corps, US Air Force Reserve, Washington (CGK).
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Charles G. Kels
From the Department of Health Administration and Policy, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA (YTY); the Division of Legislative Counsel, American Medical Association, Washington, DC (CGK); and the Judge Advocate General's Corps, US Air Force Reserve, Washington (CGK).
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vol. 30 no. 2 258-263
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2017.02.160219
PubMed 
28379834

Published By 
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1557-2625
Online ISSN 
1558-7118
History 
  • Received for publication July 8, 2016
  • Revision received October 14, 2016
  • Accepted for publication November 1, 2016
  • Published online March 8, 2017.

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© Copyright 2017 by the American Board of Family Medicine.

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  1. Y. Tony Yang, ScD, LLM, MPH and
  2. Charles G. Kels, JD
  1. From the Department of Health Administration and Policy, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA (YTY); the Division of Legislative Counsel, American Medical Association, Washington, DC (CGK); and the Judge Advocate General's Corps, US Air Force Reserve, Washington (CGK).
  1. Corresponding author: Y. Tony Yang, ScD, LLM, MPH, Department of Health Administration and Policy, George Mason University, MS: 1J3, 4400 University Dr., Fairfax, VA 22030 (E-mail: ytyang{at}gmu.edu).
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Y. Tony Yang, Charles G. Kels
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Mar 2017, 30 (2) 258-263; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2017.02.160219

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Y. Tony Yang, Charles G. Kels
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