The Use of Latent Trajectory Models in Psychopathology Research

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 526-544

  Curran, Patrick J ^a   Hussong, Andrea M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; INDIVIDUAL BASED POPULATION MODEL; LATENT TRAJECTORY MODEL; MENTAL DISEASE; PEDAGOGICS; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; STATISTICAL MODEL; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; THEORETICAL MODEL;

EID: 0344613051     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-843X.112.4.526     Document Type: Review

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