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Brain diseases represent a considerable social and economic burden in Europe. With yearly costs of about 800 billion euros and an estimated 179 million people afflicted in 2010, brain diseases are an unquestionable emergency and a grand challenge for neuroscientists. Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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PubMed ID:: 24945765

DOI:: 10.1016/j.neuron.2014.05.044

ScienceOpen disciplines: Chemistry

Keywords: Animals,Brain Diseases,economics,epidemiology,therapy,Cost of Illness,Europe,Humans

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ScienceOpen disciplines: Chemistry

Keywords: Animals, Brain Diseases, economics, epidemiology, therapy, Cost of Illness, Europe, Humans

The cost of brain diseases: a burden or a challenge?

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