Research ArticleEthics Feature

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

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