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NCIRE-supported Principal Investigators co-authored study in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) – Internal Medicine

Drs. Michael Steinman, W. John Boscardin, and Alexander K. Smith were part of the research team that co-authored the study titled “Continued Use of Cholinesterase Inhibitors and Memantine in Hospice”, which assessed the prevalence of continued use of cholinesterase inhibitors and memantine, identified predictors of continuation, and identified payment sources (hospice agency or Part D) for Medicare beneficiaries admitted to hospice for dementia.

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