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Alzheimer Disease
As U.S. population ages, AD prevalence expected to increase substantially
September 1st, 2003
The number of people with Alzheimer disease (AD) in the United States will continue to increase unless new discoveries are made to prevent this illness, according to a new report. Because AD places a heavy burden on the health care system and profoundly affects the health and well being of those who develop the disease as well as those who care for them, estimates of its prevalence are important for public health planning, according to the article, published the Archives of Neurology. Denis A. Evans, MD, of Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, and colleagues estimated the incidence of AD by applying data from a biracial (black...
Source: Health & Medicine Week (2003-09-01)
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