title: Aging-related clinical and health services research in Canada.
abstract: Research by Canadian geriatricians has grown significantly since the Canadian Society of Geriatric Medicine was founded in 1981. Most research has been clinical or related to health service use. More recently, the Canadian Study of Health and Aging (CSHA) has proved an important focus for population-based research, and research on dementia. An increasing number of Canadian geriatricians have undertaken formal research training, and the CSHA study team and other groups are providing opportunities for multicentre, multidisciplinary, collaborative studies. These developments point to continued growth in research by Canadian geriatricians, most likely research with a clinical and population focus and employing multicenter designs.
authors.affiliation: Division of Geriatric Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rockwood
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bergman
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Hogan
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: McCracken
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D002170:Canada; D018672:Community Health Planning; D003704:Dementia / Q000517:prevention & control; D005544:Forecasting; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards*; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D012106:Research / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration