title: An overview of the Canadian Study of Health and Aging.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology & Community Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: McDowell
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lindsay
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D015331:Cohort Studies; D018672:Community Health Planning / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003625:Data Collection / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003704:Dementia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D015340:Epidemiologic Research Design; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors