Losing a Million Minds: Confronting the Tragedy of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias. Contractor Documents. Part 1. Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Basic Science

摘要

These contractor documents were used in preparing OTA's final assessment report. The contents include: The Epidemiology of Dementing Disorders, Peter S. Cross and Barry J. Gurland, The Columbia University Center for Geriatrics, Gerontology and Long-Term Care, New York, New York 10032; Accuracy of Diagnosis and Consequences of Misdiagnosis of Disorders Cuasing Dementia, Robert Katzman, Bruce Lasker and Nancy Bernstein, School of Medicine, University of California, La Jolla, California 92023; Basic Neuroscience and Disorders Causing Demintia, Donald L. Price, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205-2182.