Women's Health & Aging Study

Acronym:	WHAS	Start Year:	1992
		End Year:	1995

SUMMARY

Study Summary:	WHAS
Additional Comments:	Selection of moderately to severely disabled women, but not severely cognitively impaired, from Baltimore area, Maryland.

STUDY DESIGN

Country:	USA	Physiological Measures	Psychological Measures
Sample Size:	1,002	Functional Health	Cognitive Abilities
Age Group:	65+	Lifestyle: Physical Activity	Social and Demographic Measures
Gender:	Women	Lifestyle: Nutrition	Health Services Utilization
# Cohorts:		Lifestyle: Other
Total Waves:	7	Minorities
Link w/ Data:	HCFA Utilisation data

CONTACTS

Contact Information:	Dr. Jack M. Guralnik, Principal Investigator E-mail 1: GuralniJ@nia.nih.gov
Web Page(s):	Web 1: http://www.nia.nih.gov/HealthInformation/Publications/Reports/WomensHealthAgingStudy.htm