An overview of the design, implementation, and analyses of longitudinal studies on aging

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 58, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2010, Pages

  Newman, Anne B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

data analysis; longitudinal studies; observational studies; study design

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

AGED; AGING; COGNITION; DATA ANALYSIS; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; IMAGING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MONITORING; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PLANNING; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STUDY DESIGN;

AGED; AGING; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 77957362560     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.02916.x     Document Type: Review

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