Dementia in Ontario: Prevalence and Health Services Utilization

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 369-379

  Tranmer, J E ^a   Croxford, R ^a,b   Coyte, Peter C ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^d Inst for Clin Evaluative Sciences ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Alzheimer's disease; Cost of illness; Dementia; Health services utilization; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; REGISTER;

EID: 1642513332     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0714980800004232     Document Type: Article

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