Cost Effective Community Based Dementia Screening: A Markov Model Simulation

Background. Given the dementia epidemic and the increasing cost of healthcare, there is a need to assess the economic benefit of community based dementia screening programs. Materials and Methods. Markov model simulations were generated using data obtained from a community based dementia screening p...

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Main Authors: Erin Saito, Beau K. Nakamoto, Mario F. Mendez, Bijal Mehta, Aaron McMurtray
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:International Journal of Alzheimer's Disease
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/103138