title: Cohort Profile: The Healthy Aging Longitudinal Study in Taiwan (HALST).
authors.affiliation: Institute of Population Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Taiwan.|Department of Health Services Administration, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chih-Cheng
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.affiliation: Institute of Population Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Hsing-Yi
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: Institute of Population Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: I-Chien
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Institute of Population Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chu-Chih
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Institute of Population Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Taiwan.|Department of Pediatrics, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Hui-Ju
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.affiliation: Institute of Population Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yen-Feng
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Chiu
authors.affiliation: Institute of Population Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Shu-Chun
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Chuang
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Hope Doctors Hospital, Miaoli, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Wei-Chi
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Hsiung
authors.affiliation: Puzi Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Chiayi, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Tsung-Lung
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Yee Zen General Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Wen-Jin
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Liaw
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan.|School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: I-Ching
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Health, Mennonite Christian Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Shi-Chen
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Yuan's General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chung-Chou
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Juan
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.|School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Li-Ming
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Lien
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Marion
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Molecular Biochemistry and Expression Laboratories, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Yii-Der Ida
authors.initials: YI
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Kiang
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Institute of Population Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chao A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Hsiung
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D003071:Cognition; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D000073656:Healthy Aging; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008659:Metabolic Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013624:Taiwan / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers