Medical gazes and meteorological metaphors: representations of dementia in contemporary motion pictures

Abstract Background For the last two decades, there has been a surge of major motion pictures dealing with the topic of dementia. This trend reflects and at the same time informs and shapes an increasing public awareness of dementia as an individual ethical and sociopolitical issue. Main body This c...

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Main Author: Mark Schweda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:Israel Journal of Health Policy Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13584-018-0283-3