The Uniform Data Set (UDS): Clinical and Cognitive Variables and Descriptive Data From Alzheimer Disease Centers
Washington University in St. Louis · Northwestern University · +6 more institutions
Abstract
A Clinical Task Force, composed of clinical leaders from Alzheimer's Disease Centers (ADC), was convened by the National Institute on Aging to develop a uniform set of assessment procedures to characterize individuals with mild Alzheimer disease and mild cognitive impairment in comparison with nondemented aging. The resulting Uniform Data Set (UDS) defines a common set of clinical observations to be collected longitudinally on ADC participants in accordance with standard methods. The UDS was implemented at all ADCs on September 1, 2005. Data obtained with the UDS are submitted to the National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center and represent a unique and valuable source of data to support and stimulate…
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Authors
13- JCJohn C. MorrisCorresponding
Washington University in St. Louis
- SWSandra Weıntraub
Northwestern University
- HCHelena C. Chui
Southern California University for Professional Studies, University of Southern California
- JLJeffrey L. Cummings
University of California, Los Angeles
- CDCharles DeCarli
University of California, Davis
Topics & keywords
- Set (abstract data type)
- Minimum Data Set
- Data set
- Alzheimer's disease
- Disease
- Cognitive impairment
- Cognition
- Gerontology
- Partnerships for the goals