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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455979903321

Titolo

Cells and surveys [[electronic resource] ] : should biological measures be included in social science research? / / Committee on Population ; Caleb E. Finch, James W. Vaupel, and Kevin Kinsella, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c2001

ISBN

0-309-50161-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (389 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

FinchCaleb Ellicott

VaupelJames W

KinsellaKevin G

Disciplina

300/.7/23

Soggetti

Social medicine

Medical ethics

Bioethics

Demography

Medical genetics

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""1 Collecting Biological Indicators in Household Surveys""; ""2 Integrating Biology into Demographic Research on Health and Aging (With a Focus on the MacArthur Study of Successful Aging)""; ""3 Biological Material in Household Surveys: The Interface Between Epidemiology and Genetics""; ""4 Demography in the Age of Genomics: A First Look at the Prospects""; ""5 The Value of Sibling and Other “Relational� Data for Biodemography and Genetic Epidemiology""

""6 Opportunities for Population-Based Research on Aging Human Subjects: Pathology and Genetics""""7 Indicators of Function in the Geriatric Population""; ""8 Biomarkers and the Genetics of Aging in Mice""; ""9 The Relevance of Animal Models for Human Populations""; ""10 Applying Genetic Study Designs to Social and Behavioral Population Surveys""; ""11 Stretching Social Surveys to Include Bioindicators: Possibilities for the Health and Retirement Study,



Experience from the Taiwan Study of the Elderly""; ""12 Informed Consent for the Collection of Biological Samples in Household Surveys""

""13 Ethical and Social Issues in Incorporating Genetic Research into Survey Studies""""14 Biosocial Opportunities for Surveys""; ""Suggested Readings""; ""Glossary""; ""Index""