HOWARD UNIVERSITY PLANNING GRANT--MINORITY AGING

国家投资局的拨款将用于规划阶段和初步研究 它将是多学科性质的。四个团队合作 独立和合作将开发协议以 记录和检查选定的老龄化和老年人的特征 都会区内患有高血压的黑人 还有糖尿病。病历和病人档案的汇编 这将为正在进行的纵向研究提供框架 将会发生。如上所述的四个团队将发表讲话(1) 生物医学，2)临床，3)行为/社会经济 目标人群的特征，以及4)模式 卫生保健利用情况。一个常见的计算机化数据库是 会得到维护。关系和互动因素将被 被确定为受试者的综合概况被开发。

The NIA grant will support a planning phase and preliminary study which will be multidisciplinary in nature. Four teams working independently and in collaboration will develop protocols to document and examine characteristics of selected aging and aged black persons within the metropolitan area who have hypertension and diabetes. Compilation of case histories and patient profiles which will provide the framework for on going longitudinal studies will take place. The Four teams as noted will address 1) biomedical, 2) clinical, 3) behavioral/socio-economic characteristics of the targeted population, and 4) patterns of health care utilization. A common computerized data base is to be maintained. Relationships and interactive factors are to be identified as comprehensive profiles of subjects are developed.