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Identifying Patients Who Need Additional Biomarkers For Better Prediction Of Health Outcome Or Diagnosis Of Clinical Phenotype, Lu Tian, Tianxi Cai, L. J. Wei
Identifying Patients Who Need Additional Biomarkers For Better Prediction Of Health Outcome Or Diagnosis Of Clinical Phenotype, Lu Tian, Tianxi Cai, L. J. Wei
Harvard University Biostatistics Working Paper Series
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Forecasting The Global Burden Of Alzheimer's Disease, Ron Brookmeyer, Elizabeth Johnson, Kathryn Ziegler-Graham, H. Michael Arrighi
Forecasting The Global Burden Of Alzheimer's Disease, Ron Brookmeyer, Elizabeth Johnson, Kathryn Ziegler-Graham, H. Michael Arrighi
Johns Hopkins University, Dept. of Biostatistics Working Papers
Background: The goal was to forecast the global burden of Alzheimer’s disease and evaluate the potential impact of interventions that delay disease onset or progression. Methods: A stochastic multi-state model was used in conjunction with U.N. worldwide population forecasts and data from epidemiological studies on risks of Alzheimer’s disease.
Findings: In 2006 the worldwide prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease was 26.6 million. By 2050, prevalence will quadruple by which time 1 in 85 persons worldwide will be living with the disease. We estimate about 43% of prevalent cases need a high level of care equivalent to that of a nursing home. …