Abstract
Few conditions are more devastating than Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and it’s a growing problem. A recent review of the burden of AD in the UK suggests that, by 2021, the number of cases will increase by 23-44% compared with 1996 levels. * Thus, as many as 663 100 people could have AD in the UK by 2021. US estimates paint an even bleaker picture, suggesting that between 7.5 million and 14.3 million people will have AD by 2050. 1
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Additional information
*Bosanquet N, May J, Johnson N. Alzheimer’s disease in the United Kingdom: Burden of Disease and Future Care Health Policy Review Paper 12, Imperial College School of Medicine 1998
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Greener, M. Counting the cost of Alzheimer’s disease. Inpharma Wkly. 1180, 5–6 (1999). https://doi.org/10.2165/00128413-199911800-00008
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2165/00128413-199911800-00008