Economic impact of Alzheimer's disease in the United Kingdom: Cost of care and disease severity for non-institutionalised patients with Alzheimer's disease

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 174, Issue JAN., 1999, Pages 51-55

  Souetre E ^a   Thwaites, R M A ^b   Yeardley, H L ^c  

^a Glaxo Wellcome Res and Development ^*  (United States)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

^c KEYENCE Deutschland GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0345722744     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.174.1.51     Document Type: Article

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