Samenvatting
The Stuurgroep Onderzoek op het terrein van de Ouder wordende Mens (SOOM) has made a five- year plan, starting in 1983, to make research possible in the area of the elderly people and gerontological research. Priority in research is given to provisions for the elderly, medicinal drugs, occupation, demention, income and mobility. A short description of each research project is presented here.