Methods for projecting the incidence and prevalence of chronic diseases in aging populations: application to Alzheimer's disease.

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Summary

Methods for projecting the incidence and prevalence of a chronic disease in ageing populations are described and it is found that the prevalence of Alzheimer's disease will nearly quadruple over the next 50 years.

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Published
2000-06-15
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Keywords

Disease, Incidence (geometry), Public health, Demography, Population ageing

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