LASA

Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam...

Description

The Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam is a prospective cohort study of older adults in the Netherlands (55–84 years). The focus is on the determinants, trajectories and consequences of physical, cognitive, emotional and social functioning....

General Design

Type
Cohort study
Data collection type
Prospective
Design
Longitudinal
Start/End data collection
1992 (ongoing)
Design paper
Cohort Profile: The Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam

Population

Countries
Netherlands (the)
Regions
Amsterdam
Number of participants
5830
Population age groups
Middle-aged (45-64 years), Aged (65+ years)

Organisations

Lead organisations

Networks

Part of networks...

  • NCC is a unique infrastructure of prospective cohort studies in the Netherlands with a focus on collection, harmonization and pooling of extensive data to address multimorbidity. Through NCC researchers will have access to a diversity of data concern...

Publications