How Are the Interests of Incapacitated Research Participants Protected through Legislation? An Italian Study on Legal Agency for Dementia Patients

• Sabina Gainotti,

  Affiliation National Centre for Epidemiology, Surveillance and Health Promotion, National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy

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• Susanna Fusari Imperatori,

  Affiliation Chair of Neurology, Centre for Research and Treatment on Cognitive Dysfunctions, University of Milan, “L. Sacco” Hospital, Milan, Italy

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• Stefania Spila-Alegiani,

  Affiliation National Centre for Epidemiology, Surveillance and Health Promotion, National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy

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• Laura Maggiore,

  Affiliation Chair of Neurology, Centre for Research and Treatment on Cognitive Dysfunctions, University of Milan, “L. Sacco” Hospital, Milan, Italy

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• Francesca Galeotti,

  Affiliation National Centre for Epidemiology, Surveillance and Health Promotion, National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy

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• Nicola Vanacore,

  Affiliation National Centre for Epidemiology, Surveillance and Health Promotion, National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy

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• Carlo Petrini,

  Affiliation Bioethics Unit, Office of the President, National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy

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• Roberto Raschetti,

  Affiliation National Centre for Epidemiology, Surveillance and Health Promotion, National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy

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• Claudio Mariani,

  Affiliation Chair of Neurology, Centre for Research and Treatment on Cognitive Dysfunctions, University of Milan, “L. Sacco” Hospital, Milan, Italy

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• Francesca Clerici

  * E-mail: francesca.clerici1@unimi.it

  Affiliation Chair of Neurology, Centre for Research and Treatment on Cognitive Dysfunctions, University of Milan, “L. Sacco” Hospital, Milan, Italy

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