Emerging trends in biomedicine and health technology innovation : addressing the global challenge of Alzheimer's / OECD
Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Series: OECD. OECD Science, technology and industry policy papers ; no. 6Publisher: Paris : OECD Publishing, 2013Description: 1 Online-Ressource (circa 46 Seiten) : IllustrationenSubject(s): Genre/Form: DOI: DOI: 10.1787/5k44zcpt65vc-enOnline resources: Summary: The economic and social impact of chronic brain disorders (CBD) such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and other neurodegenerative diseases will become the number one public-health problem worldwide, directly affecting 100 million people by 2050. On-going demographic trends, namely ageing populations worldwide, are leading to the unprecedented expansion of consumer demand for healthcare services. Healthcare systems worldwide soon will confront a serious crisis as a result of significant growth of the healthcare market, in a climate of shrinking resources.PPN: PPN: 884267725Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-13-SOC | ZDB-13-SOC-ebookNo physical items for this record