2018 Alzheimer's disease facts and figures

• Published in: Alzheimer's & dementia Vol. 14; no. 3; pp. 367 - 429
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 01.03.2018
• Subjects: Alzheimer's dementia; Alzheimer's disease; Biomarker; Caregivers; Dementia; Diagnostic criteria; Early detection; Early diagnosis; Family caregiver; Health care costs; Health care expenditures; Health care professional; Incidence; Long-term care costs; Long-term care insurance; Medicaid spending; Medicare spending; Mild cognitive impairment; Morbidity; Mortality; Prevalence; Preventable hospitalizations; Risk factors; Spouse caregiver; Caregivers; Health care professional; Health care costs; Medicaid spending; Biomarker; Early diagnosis; Prevalence; Family caregiver; Mild cognitive impairment; Mortality; Preventable hospitalizations; Long-term care insurance; Risk factors; Morbidity; Early detection; Incidence; Health care expenditures; Long-term care costs; Spouse caregiver; Diagnostic criteria; Medicare spending; Alzheimer's dementia; Alzheimer's disease; Dementia

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