Using U.S. Medicare records to evaluate the indirect health effects on spouses: A case study in Alzheimer's disease patients

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Gilden, Daniel M ^a   Kubisiak, Joanna M ^a   Kahle Wrobleski, Kristin ^b   Ball, Daniel E ^b   Bowman, Lee ^b  

^a JEN Associates Inc   (United States)

^b ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Administrative records; Alzheimer's disease; Caregivers; Dementia; Indirect costs; Medical costs; Medicare; Psychological stress; Spouses

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; SPOUSE; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEDICARE; SPOUSES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84903676658     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-14-291     Document Type: Article

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