HOWARD UNIVERSITY PLANNING GRANT--MINORITY AGING

NIA赠款将支持规划阶段和初步研究 这将是多学科性质的。 四个小组 独立和合作将制定协议， 记录和检查选定的老化和老化的特征 大都会地区内患有高血压的黑人 和糖尿病 病历和患者资料汇编 这将为正在进行的纵向研究提供框架 将发生。 上述四个小组将讨论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） 卫生保健利用。 一个通用的计算机化数据库是 保持。 关系和相互作用的因素是 被确定为全面的主题简介。

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.