Item details: The problem of Alzheimer's : how science, culture, and politics turned a rare disease into a crisis and what we can do about it - 48319369

The problem of Alzheimer's : how science, culture, and politics turned a rare disease into a crisis and what we can do about it

text The problem of Alzheimer's : how science, culture, and politics turned a rare disease into a crisis and what we can do about it

Karlawish, Jason

Summary: "A comprehensive and revelatory book on one of today's most prevalent illnesses. In 2019, 5.8 million Americans had Alzheimer's, and more than half a million will die of Alzheimer's disease dementia. 16 million caregivers are responsible for payin... Read more

Contents: A Peculiar Disease of the Cerebral Cortex -- No One Says 'No' to Len Kurland -- Accurate, but Not Presumptuous -- The Olympics of Pharmacokinetics -- The Republic of Alzheimer's Disease -- A Young Man in a Hurry -- How Do You Cast a Broken Brain? ... Read more

Format: text

Description: viii, 324 pages : 21 cm.

Publisher: St. Martin's Press 2021

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Woodmere (Main Branch)	616.8 KAR in Adult Non-fiction	Available

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