A pivotal moment in Alzheimer's disease and dementia: How global unity of purpose and action can beat the disease by 2025

Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 73-82

  Vradenburg, George ^a  

^a US Against Alzheimer's Disease Convener of the Global CEO Initiative on Alzheimer's Disease   (United States)

Author keywords

Advocacy; Alzheimer's disease; clinical trials; dementia; drug development; national plan; pharmaceuticals; regulatory; research and development

Indexed keywords

NEW DRUG; NOOTROPIC AGENT;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AWARENESS; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; COOPERATION; DEMENTIA; DRUG DEVELOPMENT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GLOBAL CHANGE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; POLITICS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; STRATEGIC PLANNING; AGED; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; TRENDS;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; NOOTROPIC AGENTS;

EID: 84920859715     PISSN: 14737175     EISSN: 17448360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14737175.2015.995638     Document Type: Review

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