Determinants of costs of care for patients with Alzheimer's disease
@article{Jnsson2006DeterminantsOC, title={Determinants of costs of care for patients with Alzheimer's disease}, author={Linus J{\"o}nsson and Maria Eriksdotter J{\"o}nhagen and Lena Kilander and Hilkka Soininen and Merja Hallikainen and Gunhild Waldemar and Harald A. Nygaard and Niels Andreasen and Bengt Winblad and Anders Wimo}, journal={International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry}, year={2006}, volume={21} }
Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most common cause of dementia, is a major cause of disability and care burden in the elderly. This study aims to estimate the costs of formal and informal care and identity determinants of care costs.
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