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THE AUSTRALIAN LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF AGEING
Author(s) -
Andrews G.,
Cheok F.,
Carr S.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
australian journal on ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.63
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1741-6612
pISSN - 0726-4240
DOI - 10.1111/j.1741-6612.1989.tb00756.x
Subject(s) - metropolitan area , longitudinal study , australian population , sample (material) , ageing , population ageing , gerontology , population , geography , demography , sociology , medicine , archaeology , chemistry , pathology , chromatography
The Australian Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ALSA) is a comprehensive multi‐dimensional study aimed at identifying factors which determine and predict the state of health and social well‐being of an Australian elderly population. The research design and selection of questionnaire items and measures that have been chosen are representative at a ‘state of the art’ level and provide the opportunity for cross‐national analysis of findings, particularly between Australia and the United States. It is planned to select a probability sample of 3000 people aged 60 and over from metropolitan Adelaide for a prospective follow‐up study, initially for a period of five years.