The contribution of neuropsychiatric symptoms to the cost of dementia care

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 972-976

  Herrmann, Nathan ^a   Lanctôt, Krista L ^a   Sambrook, Robert ^b   Lesnikova, Nadia ^b   Hébert, Réjean ^c   McCracken, Peter ^d   Robillard, Alain ^e   Nguyen, Elizabeth ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Syreon Corporation   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^d GLENROSE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^f Janssen Ortho Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cost; Dementia; Neuropsychiatric symptoms

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAREGIVER; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SYMPTOM;

AGED; BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS; CANADA; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33750150319     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1594     Document Type: Article

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