Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 54, Issue 12, Supplement 1 , Pages S61-S76 , December 2001

Veterans aging cohort three-site study (VACS 3) overview and description

  • S Smola

      Affiliations

    • Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) Center, Division of General Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    • Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, University Drive C 11E-124 (130-U), Pittsburgh, PA 15240, USA
    • VA Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence, Houston, TX, USA
    • ,
  • A.C Justice

      Affiliations

    • Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) Center, Division of General Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    • Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, University Drive C 11E-124 (130-U), Pittsburgh, PA 15240, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: 412-688-6957; fax: 412-688-6916. E-mail address:(A.C. Justice)
    • ,
  • J Wagner

      Affiliations

    • Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) Center, Division of General Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    • ,
  • L Rabeneck

      Affiliations

    • VA Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence, Houston, TX, USA
    • Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
    • VA Medical Center, Houston, TX, USA
    • ,
  • S Weissman

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    • ,
  • M Rodriguez-Barradas

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
    • VA Medical Center, Houston, TX, USA
    • ,
  • for the VACS 3 Project Team

Received 24 July 2001 ,Revised 17 August 2001 ,Accepted 17 August 2001.

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☆ Sharon Weissman was formerly with the VA Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, and is currently at St. Raphael's Hospital, Yale University, New Haven, CT.

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Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
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