2010 Alzheimer's disease facts and figures

Alzheimer's and Dementia

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 158-194

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Author keywords

African American; Alzheimer's disease (AD); Caregivers; Cognitive impairment; Dementia; Ethnicity; Healthcare costs; Hispanic; Incidence; Mortality; Prevalence; Race

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; EDUCATION; ETHNICITY; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HEREDITY; HISPANIC; HOSPICE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RACE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYMPTOM; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 77949336151     PISSN: 15525260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jalz.2010.01.009     Document Type: Article

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