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The Canadian Study of Health and Aging: Organizational Lessons From a National, Multicenter, Epidemiologic Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 January 2005

Kenneth Rockwood ,
Christina Wolfson  and
Ian McDowell
Kenneth Rockwood
Affiliation:
Division of Geriatric Medicine, Dalhousie University
Christina Wolfson
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University
Ian McDowell
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, University of Ottawa.
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Abstract

The Canadian Study of Health and Aging was a large, multidisciplinary, national core study—with a number of “add-on” investigations—of the epidemiology of dementia and the health of older people. This structure was a fiscally prudent way to balance between mandated and investigator-initiated inquiry. In hindsight, several important features of the study would be repeated. Future studies might profitably consider a longer funding period for analysis, and a more strategic approach to in-depth, supplementary studies.

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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 13 , Issue S1 , February 2001 , pp. 233 - 237
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© 2001 International Psychogeriatric Association

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