Cognitive function and the costs of Alzheimer disease: An exploratory study

Archives of Neurology

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 687-693

  Ernst, Richard L ^a   Hay, Joel W ^a   Fenn, Catharine ^c   Tinklenberg, Jared ^c   Yesavage, Jerome A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030915929     PISSN: 00039942     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.1997.00550180013006     Document Type: Article

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