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Safety and societal issues related to dementia

Authors

Daniel Press, MD

Assistant Professor in Neurology

Harvard Medical School

Michael Alexander, MD

Professor of Neurology

Harvard Medical School

Section Editors

Steven T DeKosky, MD, FAAN, FACP, FANA

Section Editor — Dementia

Professor of Neurology

Deputy Director

McKnight Brain Institute

University of Florida College of Medicine

Kenneth E Schmader, MD

Editor in Chief — Geriatric Medicine

Section Editor — Geriatrics

Chief, Division of Geriatrics

Duke University

Director, Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center

Durham VA Medical Centers

Deputy Editor

April F Eichler, MD, MPH

Senior Deputy Editor — UpToDate

Deputy Editor — Neurology and Sleep Medicine

Assistant Professor of Neurology

Harvard Medical School

Peer Reviewer

Reviewers are not identified on topic reviews to preserve anonymity