Estimating the costs of informal care for people with Alzheimer's disease: Methodological and practical challenges

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 400-405

  McDaid, David ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Cost of illness; Dementia; Economic evaluation; Informal care; Methodology

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; DEMENTIA; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; REVIEW; SATISFACTION; STANDARDIZATION; TIME;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; GREAT BRITAIN; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035011957     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.353     Document Type: Review

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