Risk factors and hospitalization costs of Dementia patients: Examining race and gender variations

• Main Authors: Baqar Husaini (Author), Aashrai S V Gudlavalleti (Author), Van Cain (Author), Robert Levine (Author), Majaz Moonis (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aims: To examine the variation in risk factors and hospitalization costs among four elderly dementia cohorts by race and gender. Materials and Methods: The 2008 Tennessee Hospital Discharged database was examined. The prevalence, risk factors and cost of inpatient care of dementia were examined for...