Normative Aging Study
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The Normative Aging Study (NAS) is a longitudinal study
which studies the effects of aging on various health issues. The ongoing study was established in 1963 by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs
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Participants in the study have undergone medical examinations every three to five years, also answering questions about behaviors affecting health.
Among the topics researchers have used the NAS for are stress, smoking, and cardiac health.
Longitudinal study
A longitudinal study is a correlational research study that involves repeated observations of the same variables over long periods of time — often many decades. It is a type of observational study. Longitudinal studies are often used in psychology to study developmental trends across the...
which studies the effects of aging on various health issues. The ongoing study was established in 1963 by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
The United States Department of Veterans Affairs is a government-run military veteran benefit system with Cabinet-level status. It is the United States government’s second largest department, after the United States Department of Defense...
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Participants in the study have undergone medical examinations every three to five years, also answering questions about behaviors affecting health.
Among the topics researchers have used the NAS for are stress, smoking, and cardiac health.