TY  - JOUR
T1  - Growth in dementia-associated hospitalizations among the oldest old in the united states: Implications for ethical health services planning
AU  - Zilberberg MD, Tjia J
Y1  - 2011/11/14
N1  - 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.503
JO  - Archives of Internal Medicine
SP  - 1850
EP  - 1851
VL  - 171
IS  - 20
N2  - 
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.

SN  - 0003-9926
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.503
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2011.503
ER  -