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A1 Zilberberg MD, Tjia J
T1 Growth in dementia-associated hospitalizations among the oldest old in the united states: Implications for ethical health services planning
JF Archives of Internal Medicine
JO Archives of Internal Medicine
YR 2011
FD November 14
VO 171
IS 20
SP 1850
OP 1851
DO 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.503
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2011.503
AB 
As the world population ages, an epidemic of neurologic diseases, such as Alzheimer-type dementia and Parkinson disease, is predicted. The most rapid population growth has been observed in the 85 years and older group, and, while it currently represents less than 2% of the US population, by year 2050 it will exceed 4%.1 Concurrent with this population growth, we have witnessed a vast expansion of health care utilization and expenditures, with the consequent close scrutiny and attempts to rein in this supply-driven juggernaut.