Potential cost savings to be made by slowing cognitive decline in mild Alzheimer’s disease dementia using a model derived from the UK GERAS observational study

Abstract Background Given the high costs associated with the care of those with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) dementia, we examined the likely impact of a reduction in the rate of cognitive decline upon cost outcomes associated with this disease. Methods Using the group of patients with mild AD dementia...

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Main Authors: Alan Lenox-Smith, Catherine Reed, Jeremie Lebrec, Mark Belger, Roy W. Jones
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-018-0748-9