"...the readability and simplicity of much of this text is sometimes very helpful." "...the entire book is broader than most treatments of epidemiological methods," "many sections are very clearly written." "...many sections are very clearly written." "...the graduate student may well find their appetite whetted for more detailed consideration of the subjects raised." Ageing & Society, vol 13 -
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Introduction; PART I: STUDY DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION: Helen E. Barbano, Bruce B. Cohen, Joel C. Kleinman, Jennifer H. Madans, Jacob J. Feldman, & Joan C. Cornoni-Huntley: Objectives, design and implementation; Jennifer H. Madans, Joel C. Kleinman, Christine S. Cox, & Fanchon F. Finucane: Effectiveness of field operations: data collections and tracing; PART II: THE ASSOCIATION OF RISK FACTORS WITH MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY FROM SPECIFIC DISEASES: Andrea Z.
LaCroix, Steven Lipson, & Lon R. White: Infectious diseases; Paul E. Leaverton, Richard J. Havlik, & Lillian Ingster-Moore: Coronary heart disease; Arthur S. Scatzkin, D. Yvonne Jones, Tamara B. Harris, Phillip R. Taylor, Robert N. Hoover, Christine L. Carter, Regina G. Ziegler, & Louise A. Brinton: Cancer; Lon
R. White, Katalin G. Losonczy, & Philip A. Wolf: Cerebrovascular disease; Reva C. Lawrence, Donald F. Everett, & Marc C. Hochberg: Arthritis; PART III: MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY ASSOCIATED WITH SOCIAL AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS: Diane M. Makuc, Jacob J. Feldman, Joel C. Kleinman, & Mitchel B. Pierre, Jr.: Socio-demographic differences; Mary C. Dufour, James D. Colliver, M. Beth Grigson, & Frederick S. Stinson: Use of alcohol and tobacco; Suzanne P. Murphy, Donald F. Everett,
& Connie M. Dresser: Dietary patterns; Paul T. Costa Jr., Robert R. McCrae, & Ben Z. Locke: Personality variables; Daniel J. Foley, Laurence G. Branch, Jennifer H. Madans, Dwight B. Brock, Jack M. Guralnik, & T. Franklin Williams: Physical functioning.