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By Stephen G. Post. 142 pp. Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995. $29.95. ISBN 0-8018-5174-2.

Stephen Post's book on the bioethics of the care of those with dementia is not a dense academic tome so much as an extended conversation that touches on many issues that arise in the rendering of such care. Health professionals who deal with dementia, as well as family members who care for relatives who become disabled, will find the book thoughtful, engaging, and provocative.

The Moral Challenge of Alzheimer Disease expands on themes sketched in earlier books co-edited by the author, but here the voice is Stephen Post's. The book opens with an overview of the issues and an elaboration . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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