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Cells and Surveys: Should Biological Measures Be Included in Social Science Research? (2001)
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Front Matter
i-xiv
Collecting Biological Indicators in Household Surveys
1-8
Integrating Biology into Demographic Research on Health and Aging (With a Focus on the MacArthur Study of Successful Aging)
9-41
Biological Material in Household Surveys: The Interface Between Epidemiology and Genetics
42-63
Demography in the Age of Genomics: A First Look at the Prospects
64-109
The Value of Sibling and Other 'Relational' Data for Biodemography and Genetic Epidemiology
110-132
Opportunities for Population-Based Research on Aging Human Subjects: Pathology and Genetics
133-158
Indicators of Function in the Geriatric Population
159-179
Biomarkers and Genetics of Aging Mice
180-212
Relevence of Animal Models for Human Populations
213-228
Applying Genetic Study Designs to Social and Behavioral Population Surveys
229-249
Stretching Social Surveys to Include Bioindicators: Possibilities for the Health and Retirement Study, Experience from the Taiwan Study of the Elderly
250-275
Informed Consent for the Collection of Biological Samples in Household Surveys
276-302
Ethical and Social Issues in Incorporating Genetic Research into Survey Studies
303-328
Biosocial Opportunities for Surveys
329-336
Suggested Readings
337-338
Glossary
339-348
Index
349-374

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