The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation

Acronym:	SWAN	Start Year:	1995
		End Year:	ongoing

SUMMARY

Study Summary:	SWAN
Additional Comments:	SWAN began collecting data in November of 1995 and is currently ongoing. It is anticipated that the participants will complete a total of 10 follow-up visits.

STUDY DESIGN

Country:	USA	Physiological Measures	Psychological Measures
Sample Size:	3302	Functional Health	Cognitive Abilities
Age Group:	42-52	Lifestyle: Physical Activity	Social and Demographic Measures
Gender:	Women	Lifestyle: Nutrition	Health Services Utilization
# Cohorts:	1	Lifestyle: Other
Total Waves:	Baseline	Minorities
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CONTACTS

Contact Information:	Janet Johnston, PhD SWAN Coordinating Center, Epidemiology Data Coordinating Center Graduate School of Public Health, Univ. of Pittsburgh 127 Parran Hall, 130 DeSoto Street Pittsburgh, PA 15261 Phone #: 412-624-5447 Fax #: 412-624-3775
Web Page(s):	Web 1: http://www.swanstudy.org Web 2: http://www.edc.gsph.pitt.edu/swan/