Future living arrangements of Singaporeans with age-related dementia

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1592-1599

  Thompson, James P ^a   Riley, Crystal M ^b   Eberlein, Robert L ^a   Matchar, David B ^a,c  

^a DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

health policy; healthcare; modeling; simulation; Southeast Asia; system dynamics

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELDERLY CARE; FAMILY SIZE; HUMAN; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; PATIENT PREFERENCE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREVALENCE; SINGAPORE;

EID: 84865485898     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610212000282     Document Type: Article

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