Cost of illness due to dementia in Sweden

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 857-861

  Wimo, A ^a,b,f   Karlsson, G ^c   Sandman, P O ^b   Corder, L ^d   Winblad, B ^a,e  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Stockholm Gerontology Res Center   (United Kingdom)

^f Box 16 ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cost of illness; Costs; Dementia; Economy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST OF ILLNESS; DEMENTIA; ECONOMIC ASPECT; SWEDEN;

AGED; COST OF ILLNESS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; SWEDEN;

EID: 0030766614     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199708)12:8<857::AID-GPS653>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Article

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