Medicare Expenditures of Individuals with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias or Mild Cognitive Impairment Before and After Diagnosis

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 1549-1557

  Lin, Pei Jung ^a   Zhong, Yue ^a   Fillit, Howard M ^b   Chen, Er ^c   Neumann, Peter J ^a  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c GENENTECH INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease and related dementias; diagnosis; healthcare expenditures; Medicare; mild cognitive impairment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOME CARE; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; ICD-9-CM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICARE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NURSING HOME; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PROPENSITY SCORE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VERY ELDERLY;

EID: 84982299801     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.14227     Document Type: Article

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