%0 Journal Article %J Medical care %D 2006 %T Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS): Overview and description. %A Justice, Amy C %A Dombrowski, Elizabeth %A Conigliaro, Joseph %A Fultz, Shawn L %A Gibson, Deborah %A Madenwald, Tamra %A Goulet, Joseph %A Simberkoff, Michael %A Butt, Adeel A %A Rimland, David %A Rodriguez-Barradas, Maria C %A Gibert, Cynthia L %A Oursler, Krisann K %A Brown, Sheldon %A Leaf, David A %A Goetz, Matthew B %A Bryant, Kendall %K Aged %K Aging %K Cause of Death %K Chronic Disease %K Cohort Studies %K Data Collection %K DNA %K Female %K Focus Groups %K Hematologic Tests %K HIV Infections %K Humans %K Interviews as Topic %K Male %K Medical Records Systems, Computerized %K Middle Aged %K Patient Selection %K Program Development %K Prospective Studies %K Quality Control %K Veterans %N 8 Suppl 2 %P S13-24 %R 10.1097/01.mlr.0000223741.02074.66 %V 44 %X The Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) is a study of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected and uninfected patients seen in infectious disease and general medical clinics. VACS includes the earlier 3 and 5 site studies (VACS 3 and VACS 5) as well as the ongoing 8 site study. %8 2006 Aug