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Since 1970, reduced mortality from heart disease has increased the value of life by about $1.5 trillion per year. The value of improvements in health care over the 20th century are equal to, if not greater than gains in material well-being.

Vernon, John, Robert Goldberg, Yashodhara Dash, and Guruprasaadh Muralimohan. Alzheimer’s Disease and Cost-effectiveness Analyses: Ensuring good value for money?. Working Paper — Pending Publication; 2007. http://www.amcp.org/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=12477

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Title
Alzheimer’s Disease and Cost-effectiveness Analyses: Ensuring good value for money?
Publisher
Working Paper — Pending Publication
Publication Date
2007
Authors
Vernon, John, Robert Goldberg, Yashodhara Dash, and Guruprasaadh Muralimohan
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