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Research as a Public Enterprise: Social Science Data on Ageing in the Public Domain

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 1997

GEORGE L. MADDOX
GEORGE L. MADDOX
Affiliation:
Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Director, LTC Resources Program, Duke University, Center for Aging, Durham, NC, USA 27710
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Abstract

A revolution is occurring in information exchange among gerontologists worldwide. For research investigators the increasingly easy accessibility of public use datasets promises to facilitate both research training and useful exchange of evidence. A brief history of the development of public use datasets for research in ageing is provided, and datasets of particular interest are described. While the illustrations focus on experience in the United States the implications of these developments for training and communication among gerontologists worldwide are noted.

Keywords

Public use datasetsresearch on ageingscience policyworldwide web
Type
FORUM
Information
Ageing & Society , Volume 17 , Issue 3 , May 1997 , pp. 323 - 335
Copyright
© 1997 Cambridge University Press

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