Quality of life evidence for patients with Alzheimer’s disease: use of existing quality of life evidence from the ADENA trials to estimate the utility impact of Exelon®

Brazier, J (2001): Quality of life evidence for patients with Alzheimer’s disease: use of existing quality of life evidence from the ADENA trials to estimate the utility impact of Exelon®.

Abstract

This paper utilises the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score of patients with Alzheimer’s disease to establish a relationship between disease progression and quality of life measures, and the author also compares his results to findings from the literature review about Alzheimer’s patient utility.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Alzheimer's disease; quality of life
• Subjects: I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I3 - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty > I31 - General Welfare, Well-Being; I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I1 - Health > I19 - Other

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