Dementia is a neglected noncommunicable disease and leading cause of death
Arthurton, L., Barbarino, P., Anderson, R., Schlaepfer, B., Salehi, N. & Knapp, M.
(2025).
Dementia is a neglected noncommunicable disease and leading cause of death.
Nature Reviews Neurology,
21, 63–64.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41582-024-01051-w
Dementia is largely excluded from discussion of noncommunicable diseases, which limits its inclusion in health policies and allocation of resources — yet it is already a leading cause of mortality and its effects are set to increase. Alzheimer’s Disease International calls for changes in policies to address the effects of dementia now and in the future
| Item Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2025 Springer Nature Limited |
| Departments |
LSE > Research Centres > Care Policy and Evaluation Centre LSE > Academic Departments > Health Policy |
| DOI | 10.1038/s41582-024-01051-w |
| Date Deposited | 20 Jan 2025 |
| Acceptance Date | 13 Dec 2024 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/126927 |
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1427-0215