Monetary Costs of Dementia in the United States

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Michael D. Hurd · National Bureau of Economic Research

Paco Martorell · VA Center for Clinical Management Research

Adeline Delavande · VA Center for Clinical Management Research

Kathleen J. Mullen · VA Center for Clinical Management Research

Kenneth M. Langa · University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Abstract

Dementia represents a substantial financial burden on society, one that is similar to the financial burden of heart disease and cancer. (Funded by the National Institute on Aging.).

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Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues Global Health Care Issues

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Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 368, Issue 14, pp. 1326-1334

DOI: 10.1056/nejmsa1204629

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Monetary Costs of Dementia in the United States

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