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Projections of Alzheimer's disease in the United States and the public health impact of delaying disease onset.
American Journal of Public Health · 1998 · Vol. 88(9) · pp. 1337–1342
Ron Brookmeyer✉(Johns Hopkins University)Steven G. Gray(Johns Hopkins University)Claudia H. Kawas(Johns Hopkins University)
Abstract
As the US population ages, Alzheimer's disease will become an enormous public health problem. interventions that could delay disease onset even modestly would have a major public health impact.
Dementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchGinkgo biloba and Cashew ApplicationsAlzheimer's disease research and treatmentsDiseasePublic healthMedicineEpidemiologyPsychological interventionIncidence (geometry)DemographyPopulationGerontologyPediatrics
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AgedAged, 80 and overAlzheimer DiseaseFemaleForecastingHumansMaleMiddle AgedPublic HealthRegression AnalysisSex FactorsUnited StatesIncidencePrevalenceAge of Onset
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