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Healthcare costs and utilization for Medicare beneficiaries with Alzheimer's

BACKGROUND: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder incurring significant social and economic costs. This study uses a US administrative claims database to evaluate the effect of AD on direct healthcare costs and utilization, and to identify the most common reasons for AD patie...

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Autores principales: Zhao, Yang, Kuo, Tzu-Chun, Weir, Sharada, Kramer, Marilyn S, Ash, Arlene S
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2424046/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18498638
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-8-108