Population Health Research

`Should prove a useful resource for experienced quantitative researchers and a challenge to those seeking to strengthen the theoretical basis of empirical research′ - Journal of Biosocial Science`Kathryn Dean, the editor, heads (and reiterates) the thesis that complexity is involved in causal health processes and that this must be reflected in research on population health issues. Hence, the book focuses on alternative research that involves the collection and analysis of complex information about health issues (eg ageing, AIDS, quality of life etc.) from population groups. An exciting introduction discusses the challenges and proposes the approaches to causal modelling as the way to provide new types of knowledge in the field.... New directions for research, with emphasis on the link between theory and methods - which should be expected to be reflected in the bulk of teaching and research - are covered precisely in the last chapter. This is recommended for scientists with an alternative view of causal research, working in the interdisciplinary field of public health′ - European Journal of Public Health`A stimulating discussion of some important methodological issues... This is a book which should be in your library′ - Medical Sociology News

• Introduction - Kathryn DeanIntegrating Theory and Methods in Population Health Research - Kathryn DeanA Theoretical Basis for Research on Health - Matilda White RileyAge, Period and Cohort Analyses of Health-Related Behaviour - Fredric D WolinskyIntraindividual Variability - John R Nesselroade and Scott L HershbergerMethodological Issues for Population Health ResearchA Methodological Approach for Assessing the Stability of Variables Used in Population Research on Health - David V McQueenValidation of Index Scales for Analysis of Survey Data - Svend KreinerThe Sympton IndexSome Aspects of Statistical Models - David CoxGraphical Interaction Models - Joe WhittakerA New Approach for Statistical ModellingAssociation Structures with Few Variables - Nanny WermuthCharacteristics and ExamplesSpecification and Estimation of Latent Variable Models - Gerhard ArmingerResearching Population Health - Kathryn Dean, Svend Kreiner and David V McQueenNew Directions