Point-Counterpoint: is it ethical to give drugs covertly to people with dementia? No: Covert medication is paternalistic.
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New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical Center, 525 E 68th St, Box 39, New York, NY 10021, USA. lhonkainen@hotmail.com
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