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Original Research

Identification of cognitively impaired patients at risk for development of Alzheimer’s disease dementia: an analysis of US Medicare claims data

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Pages 773-786 | Received 26 May 2021, Accepted 21 Feb 2022, Published online: 16 Mar 2022

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