Variance function regression in hierarchical age-period-cohort models: Applications to the study of self-reported health

American Sociological Review

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 955-983

  Zheng, Hui ^a   Yang, Yang ^b   Land, Kenneth C ^c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

health disparities; Hierarchical Age Period Cohort Model; Hierarchical Age Period Cohort Variance Function Regression Model; Variance Function Regression Model

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; DETECTION METHOD; HEALTH STATUS; NUMERICAL MODEL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 82455212336     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: 19398271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0003122411430940     Document Type: Article

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