The use of population-level data to advance interdisciplinary methodology: A cell-through-society sampling framework for child development research

International Journal of Social Research Methodology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 387-403

  Kershaw, Paul ^a   Forer, Barry ^a   Lloyd, Jennifer E V ^a   Hertzman, Clyde ^a   Boyce, William T ^a   Zumbo, Bruno D ^a   Guhn, Martin ^a   Milbrath, Constance ^a   Irwin, Lori G ^a   Harvey, Jennifer ^a   Hershler, Ruth ^a   Smith, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child development; Collaboration; Interdisciplinarity; Neighborhood effects; Population data

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649186405     PISSN: 13645579     EISSN: 14645300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13645570802550257     Document Type: Article

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