“Invitation for Proposed Supplemental Modules for the 2013 National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS),” (March 2012). Proposals should be sent by May 15, 2012 to NHATS electronically at jkasper@jhsph.edu. For more information:
March 21, 2012
CAAR – National Health and Aging Trends Study Supplement Module Submission – March 21, 2012
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CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – March 21, 2012
A. “Age at Menarche, the Leg Length to Sitting Height Ratio, and Risk of Diabetes in Middle-Aged and Elderly Chinese Men and Women,” by Baqiyyah N. Conway, Xiao-Ou Shu, Xianglan Zhang, Yong-Bing Xiang, Hui Cai, Honglan Li, Gong Yang, Yu-Tang Gao, and Wei Zheng (PLoS ONE 7(3): e30625. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0030625, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 7p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0030625
B. “Prevalence and Associated Factors of Elder Mistreatment in a Rural Community in People’s Republic of China: A Cross-Sectional Study,” by Li Wu, Hui Chen, Yang Hu, Huiyun Xiang, Xiang Yu, Tao Zhang, Zhongqiang Cao, and Youjie Wang (PLoS ONE 7(3): e33857. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0033857, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0033857
C. “Vocal Responses to Perturbations in Voice Auditory Feedback in Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease,” by Hanjun Liu, Emily Q. Wang, Leo Verhagen Metman, and Charles R. Larson (PLoS ONE 7(3): e33629. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0033629, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 10p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0033629
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CAAR – AARP Reports – March 21, 2012
A. “Trends in Retail Prices of Prescription Drugs Widely Used by Medicare Beneficiaries 2005 to 2009,” by Stephen W. Schondelmeyer and Leigh Purvis (March 2012, .pdf format, 15p.).
www.aarp.org/health/drugs-supplements/info-08-2010/rx_price_watch.html
B. “Moving Toward Person- and Family-Centered Care,” by Lynn Feinberg (March 2012, .pdf format, 7p.).
C. “The Employment Situation, February 2012,” by Sara E. Rix (March 2012, .pdf format, 8p.).
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CAAR – Metlife Mature Market Institute Report – March 21, 2012
“Changing Attitudes, Changing Motives: The MetLife Study of How Aging Homeowners Use Reverse Mortgages,” (March 2012, .pdf format, 27p.).
www.metlife.com/mmi/research/changing-attitudes-changing-motives.html
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CAAR – US National Institutes of Health Funding Opportunities – March 21, 2012
“Translational Research at the Aging/Cancer Interface (TRACI) (R01),” (PA-12-136, a reissue of PA-08-230, National Institute on Aging, in conjunction with other agencies, deadlines for applications are Feb. 5, June 5, Oct. 5). This site also links to a Companion FOA: “Translational Research at the Aging/Cancer Interface (TRACI) (R21),” (PA-12-135, a reissue of PA-08-231, deadlines for applications are Feb. 16, June 16, and Oct. 16).
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CAAR – Table of Contents – March 21, 2012
American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry (Vol. 20, No. 4, April 2012).
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