Hospitalization in people with dementia with Lewy bodies: Frequency, duration, and cost implications

Hospitalization in people with dementia with Lewy bodies: Frequency, duration, and cost implications

Abstract Introduction Increased hospitalization is a major component of dementia impact on individuals and cost, but has rarely been studied in dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). Our aim was to describe the risk and duration of hospital admissions in patients with DLB, and compare these to those in Al...

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Main Authors: Christoph Mueller, Gayan Perera, Anto P. Rajkumar, Manorama Bhattarai, Annabel Price, John T. O'Brien, Clive Ballard, Robert Stewart, Dag Aarsland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring
Subjects:
Dementia with Lewy bodies
Hospitalization
Health‐care costs
Comorbidity
Health services
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dadm.2017.12.001

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dadm.2017.12.001

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