Structural equation and log-linear modeling: A comparison of methods in the analysis of a study on caregivers' health

BMC Medical Research Methodology

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Zhu, Bin ^a   Walter, Stephen D ^b   Rosenbaum, Peter L ^b,c   Russell, Dianne J ^b,c   Raina, Parminder ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVIEW; LOGLINEAR MODEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; CANADA; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HANDICAPPED CHILD; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CAREGIVERS; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABLED CHILDREN; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ONTARIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33750297794     PISSN: 14712288     EISSN: 14712288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-6-49     Document Type: Article

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