Effects of diagnosed dementia on medicare and medicaid program costs

Inquiry

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 481-494

  Ayyagari, Padmaja ^a   Salm, Martin ^b   Sloan, Frank A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; PHYSICIAN;

EID: 39649086055     PISSN: 00469580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5034/inquiryjrnl_44.4.481     Document Type: Article

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