An introduction to latent growth curve modelling for longitudinal continuous data in dental research

European Journal of Oral Sciences

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 343-350

  Tu, Yu Kang ^a,b,e   D'aiuto, Francesco ^c   Baelum, Vibeke ^d   Gilthorpe, Mark S ^b  

^a LEEDS DENTAL INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Latent growth curve modelling; Longitudinal analysis; multilevel modelling; Repeated measurements; Structural equation modelling

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DENTAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; GROWTH; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ALGORITHMS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DENTAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; GROWTH; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; SEX FACTORS; SOFTWARE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 67651251455     PISSN: 09098836     EISSN: 16000722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0722.2009.00638.x     Document Type: Article

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