New study estimates how many Manatee County senior citizens have Alzheimer's disease
Researchers hope their work will inform the public health response to the disease.
An estimated 13,600 Manatee County residents 65 and older — or about 11.5% of the county’s 118,200 senior citizens — suffer from Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new research study that for the first time estimated the prevalence of the disease at the county level.
In Florida, the estimated prevalen…
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