Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly, 1981-1993: [East Boston, Massachusetts, Iowa and Washington Counties, Iowa, New Haven, Connecticut, and North Central North Carolina]

Principal Investigator(s): Taylor, James O.; Wallace, Robert B.; Ostfeld, Adrian M.; Blazer, Dan G.

Summary: The goals of the Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly (EPESE) project were to describe and identify predictors of mortality, hospitalization, and placement in long-term care facilities and to investigate risk factors for chronic diseases and loss of functioning. The survey elicited information from persons 65 years of age and older in four geographic locations: East Boston, Massachusetts, New Haven, Connecticut, Iowa and Washington Counties, Iowa, and five coun... (view details)

Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09915

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• This study was originally provided by NACDA.

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