Delivering High-Quality Cancer Care Charting a New Course for a System in Crisis, (National Academies Press, 2013, OpenBook and .pdf format, 360p.). Ordering information for a print copy is available at the site. Note: NAP requires free registration before providing a .pdf copy.
September 12, 2013
CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – September 12, 2013
A. “Incidence of Community-Acquired Lower Respiratory Tract Infections and Pneumonia among Older Adults in the United Kingdom: A Population-Based Study,” by Elizabeth R. C. Millett, Jennifer K. Quint, Liam Smeeth, Rhian M. Daniel, and Sara L. Thomas (PLoS ONE 8(9): e75131. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0075131, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 11p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0075131
B. “Economic Conditions at the Time of Birth and Cognitive Abilities Late in Life: Evidence from Ten European Countries,” by Gabriele Doblhammer, Gerard J. van den Berg, and Thomas Fritze (PLoS ONE 8(9): e74915. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0074915, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 12p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0074915
C. “Mitochondrial Haplotypes Associated with Biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease,” by Perry G. Ridge, Andre Koop, Taylor J. Maxwell, Matthew H. Bailey, Russell H. Swerdlow, John S. K. Kauwe, and Robyn A. Honea, for the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (PLoS ONE 8(9): e74158. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0074158, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 9p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0074158
D. “Chronic Pravastatin but Not Atorvastatin Treatment Impairs Cognitive Function in Two Rodent Models of Learning and Memory,” by Sarah A. Stuart, James D. Robertson, Neil V. Marrion, and Emma S. J. Robinson (PLoS ONE 8(9): e75467. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0075467, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 13p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0075467
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CAAR – AARP Public Policy Institute Factsheet – September 12, 2013
“The Employment Situation, August 2013: Sputtering Along,” by Sara E. Rix (September 2013, .pdf format, 5p.).
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CAAR – US House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Government Operations Hearing Testimony – September 12, 2013
“Oversight of the SIGTARP Report on Treasury’s Role in the Delphi Pension Bailout,” a hearing held September 11, 2013 (witness statements available in .pdf format, video of the hearing is available at the site, running time 49 minutes 36 seconds).
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CAAR – Health and Retirement Study Data Release – September 12, 2013
The University of Michigan Institute for Social Research Health and Retirement Study has announced the release of the following data file:
- RAND Enhanced Fat Files Release for the 2010 Core Wave (Final, v3.0) (Sept. 10, 2013).
hrsonline.isr.umich.edu/news/index.php?p=shownews3x1&hfyle=news353
Data access:
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CAAR – US National Institutes of Health Funding Opportunity – September 12, 2013
“NIH Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings (Parent R13/U13),” (PA-13-347, a reissue of PA-12-212, National Institute on Aging, in conjunction with other agencies, application deadlines are Apr. 12, Aug. 12, and Dec. 12).
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CAAR – Tables of Contents – September 12, 2013
American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry (Vol. 21, No. 10, October 2013).
Gerontologist (Vol. 53, No. 5, October 2013).
gerontologist.oxfordjournals.org/content/53/5.toc
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (Vol. 61, No. 9, September 2013).
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jgs.2013.61.issue-9/issuetoc
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