MHAS Harmonisation Study
The original data that was harmonised in ATHLOS comes from MHAS Waves 1,2 and 3, version 1.0, retrieved in 2016.
**Acknowledgement:**
The MHAS (Mexican Health and Aging Study) is partly sponsored by the National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Aging (grant number NIH R01AG018016) in the United States and the Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI) in Mexico. Data files and documentation are public use and available at www.MHASweb.org.
**References:**
* MHAS, Mexican Health and Aging Study, (2013). Data Files and Documentation (public use): Mexican Health and Aging Study, (version 1.0). Retrieved from www.MHASweb.org on [19th October 2016].
* Wong R, Michaels-Obregon A, Palloni A. Cohort Profile: The Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS). Int J Epidemiol 2017;46(2):e2.
Harmonization Study Design
A harmonised dataset can be created for each wave and population according to the ATHLOS DataSchema and the harmonisation codes located on Github:
DataSchema: https://athlos.pssjd.org/ws/file-dl/network/athlos/DataSchema_ATHLOS.xlsx
Harmonisation codes: https://github.com/athlosproject/athlos-project.github.io/tree/master/MHAS
Anyone interested in using the harmonised data from the HRS study via the ATHLOS DataSchema should register on the website http://www.mhasweb.org, download the necessary data and use the harmonisation codes. For more detailed help on this process, please contact us.
MHAS population
Mexicans born prior to 1951.