Normative Aging Study

Normative Aging Study

The Normative Aging Study (NAS) is a longitudinal study which studies the effects of aging on various health issues.[1] The ongoing study was established in 1963 by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.[2]

Participants in the study have undergone medical examinations every three to five years, also answering questions about behaviors affecting health.[3]

Among the topics researchers have used the NAS for are stress,[2] smoking, and cardiac health.[4]

References

  1. ^ Donald H. Kausler, Barry C. Kausler, Jill A. Krupshaw (2007). The Essential Guide to Aging in the Twenty-first Century. University of Missouri Press. p. 255. 
  2. ^ a b Peters, Junenette L.; Kubzansky, Laura; McNeely, Eileen; Schwartz, Joel; Spiro, Avron, III; Sparrow, David; Wright, Robert O.; Nie, Huiling; Hu, Howard (2007-08-01). " "Stress as a potential modifier of the impact of lead levels on blood pressure: the normative aging study". Environmental Health Perspectives. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-33286301_ITM". 
  3. ^ "The Normative Aging Study". Harvard. http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/merg/t32/faculty/nas.htm. Retrieved 2008-08-16. 
  4. ^ "Study: Statins may help lung function". United Press International. 2007-10-15. http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2007/10/15/Study_Statins_may_help_lung_function/UPI-75741192483294/. Retrieved 2008-11-18. 


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