ALzheimer's disease medication: Use and cost projections for Medicare Part D [2]

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 622-624

  Morden, Nancy E ^a   Zerzan, Judy T ^b   Larson, Eric B ^c  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DONEPEZIL; GALANTAMINE; MEMANTINE; RIVASTIGMINE; TACRINE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BUDGET; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG COST; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAID; PRESCRIPTION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; HUMANS; MEDICAID; NOOTROPIC AGENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33947634608     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01106.x     Document Type: Letter

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