Methods in Human Growth Research 1st Edition by Roland Hauspie, Noel Cameron, Luciano Molinari 9780521820509 0521820502

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ISBN 10: 0521820502

ISBN 13: 9780521820509

Author: Roland C. Hauspie, Noel Cameron, Luciano Molinari

In order to gain an understanding of the dynamics of human individual and average growth patterns it is essential that the right methods are selected. There are a variety of methods available to analyse individual growth patterns, to estimate variation in different growth measures in populations and to relate genetic and environmental factors to individual and average growth. This volume provides an overview of modern techniques for the assessment and collection of growth data and methods of analysis for individual and population growth data. The book contains the basic mathematical and statistical tools required to understand the concepts of the methods under discussion and worked examples of analyses, but it is neither a mathematical treatise, nor a recipe book for growth data analysis. Aimed at junior and senior researchers involved in the analysis of human growth data, this book will be an essential reference for anthropologists, auxologists and paediatricians.

• Was the first book on the field of methods in human growth research, rather than on growth per se
• Written for both junior and senior researchers who need to know which is the most appropriate method for the specific situation in hand
• Gives just enough mathematical formulation and worked examples to understand the concepts, but emphasizes the possibilities, limitations and applicability of the methods

Table of contents:

Part I. Growth Data and Growth Studies: Characteristics and Methodological Issues
Chapter 1 Why Study Child Growth and Maturation
Chapter 2 The Human Growth Curve: Distance, Velocity and Acceleration
Chapter 3 Sampling for Growth Studies and Using Growth Data to Assess, Monitor and Survey Disease in Epidemiological Settings
Chapter 4 Measuring Growth
Chapter 5 Measuring Maturity
Chapter 6 Measuring Body Composition

Part II. Non-Parametric and Parametric Approaches for Individual Growth
Chapter 7 Kernel Estimation, Shape-Invariant Modeling and Structural Analysis
Chapter 8 Parametric Models for Postnatal Growth
Chapter 9 Parameter Estimation in the Context of Non-Linear Longitudinal Growth Models

Part III. Methods for Population Growth
Chapter 10 Uni- and Bi-variate Growth References
Chapter 11 Latent Variables and Structural Equation Models
Chapter 12 Multilevel Modelling

Part IV. Special Topics
Chapter 13 Methods for the Study of the Genetics of Growth and Development
Chapter 14 Prediction
Chapter 15 Ordinal Longitudinal Data Analysis

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