Cognitive enhancement, lifestyle choice or misuse of prescription drugs? : EEthics blind spots in current debates

Neuroethics

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-4

  Racine, Eric ^a,b,c   Forlini, Cynthia ^a,b  

^a CLIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Enhancement; Lifestyle drugs; Neuroethics; Prescription drug misuse; Public health

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; COGNITION; DRUG ABUSE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROSCIENCE; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 77949657937     PISSN: 18745490     EISSN: 18745504     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12152-008-9023-7     Document Type: Review

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