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An Overview of the Canadian Study of Health and Aging

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 January 2005

Ian McDowell ,
Gerry Hill  and
Joan Lindsay
Ian McDowell
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology & Community Medicine, University of Ottawa.
Gerry Hill
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology & Community Medicine, University of Ottawa.
Joan Lindsay
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology & Community Medicine, University of Ottawa.
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Abstract

The Canadian Study of Health and Aging is a multicenter, population-based cohort study of dementia with a sample of 10,263 participants aged 65 or over. Field work began in 1991, and a follow-up study was undertaken in 1996–97. The present article describes the origins and objectives of the study, provides an overview of its design, organization, and data collection methods, and offers a brief summary of the main results.

Type
INTRODUCTION TO THE CSHA
Information
International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 13 , Issue S1 , February 2001 , pp. 7 - 18
Copyright
© 2001 International Psychogeriatric Association

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