Population health research : linking theory and methods

Theoretical Basis for Research on Health, Theory and Methods, and Researching Population Health - Kathryn Dean, Svend Kreiner and David V McQueen New Directions.

Abstract

Introduction - Kathryn Dean Integrating Theory and Methods in Population Health Research - Kathryn Dean A Theoretical Basis for Research on Health - Matilda White Riley Age, Period and Cohort Analyses of Health-Related Behaviour - Fredric D Wolinsky Intraindividual Variability - John R Nesselroade and Scott L Hershberger Methodological Issues for Population Health Research A Methodological Approach for Assessing the Stability of Variables Used in Population Research on Health - David V McQueen Validation of Index Scales for Analysis of Survey Data - Svend Kreiner The Sympton Index Some Aspects of Statistical Models - David Cox Graphical Interaction Models - Joe Whittaker A New Approach for Statistical Modelling Association Structures with Few Variables - Nanny Wermuth Characteristics and Examples Specification and Estimation of Latent Variable Models - Gerhard Arminger Researching Population Health - Kathryn Dean, Svend Kreiner and David V McQueen New Directions