Gender Differences: A Lifetime Analysis of the Economic Burden of Alzheimer's Disease

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 436-440

  Yang, Zhou ^a   Levey, Allan ^b,c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; AGED; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84941264663     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: 18784321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2015.06.001     Document Type: Article

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