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As baby boomers age, the projected number of those who will develop Alzheimer’s is staggering—not only for family caregivers who might still be raising children but also for the health-care system of the USA. Consider these statistics from the 2014 edition of Alzheimer’s disease Facts and Figures, Alzheimer’s and Dementia (Alzheimer’s Association 2014; Auer et al. 1994; Bobinski et al. 1996).
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Benner Carson, V., Vanderhorst, K., Koenig, H. (2015). Going Back to the Beginning: The Theory of Retrogenesis. In: Care Giving for Alzheimer’s Disease. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2407-3_1
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