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Cells and surveys : should biological measures be included in social science research? / Committee on Population ; Caleb E. Finch, James W. Vaupel, and Kevin Kinsella, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social medicine--Congresses.
- Social medicine.
- Medical ethics--Congresses.
- Medical ethics.
- Bioethics--Congresses.
- Bioethics.
- Demography--Congresses.
- Demography.
- Medical genetics--Congresses.
- Medical genetics.
- Genre:
- Conference papers and proceedings.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 374 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, [2001]
- Contents:
- 1 Collecting Biological Indicators in Household Surveys / Caleb E. Finch, James W. Vaupel 1
- The Use of Bioindicators in Demographic and Social Research
- 2 Integrating Biology into Demographic Research on Health and Aging (With a Focus on the MacArthur Study of Successful Aging) / Eileen M. Crimmins, Teresa Seeman 9
- 3 Biological Material in Household Surveys: The Interface Between Epidemiology and Genetics / Kaare Christensen 42
- The Potential for Using Genetic Information in Demography
- 4 Demography in the Age of Genomics: A First Look at the Prospects / Douglas Ewbank 64
- 5 The Value of Sibling and Other "Relational" Data for Biodemography and Genetic Epidemilogy / George P. Vogler 110
- Research on Aging Human Subjects
- 6 Opportunities for Population-Based Research on Aging Human Subjects: Pathology and Genetics / George M. Martin, Qubai Hu 133
- 7 Indicators of Function in the Geriatric Population / Jeffrey B. Halter, David B. Reuben 159
- The Relevance of Animal Models and Studies for Human Populations
- 8 Biomarkers and Genetics of Aging in Mice / Richard A. Miller 180
- 9 Relevance of Animal Models for Human Populations / Gerald E. McClearn 213
- Value-Added Survey Research
- 10 Applying Genetic Study Designs to Social and Behavioral Population Surveys / Robert B. Wallace 229
- 11 Stretching Social Surveys to Include Bioindicators: Possibilities for the Health and Retirement Study, Experience from the Taiwan Study of the Elderly / Maxine Weinstein, Robert J. Willis 250
- Consent, Privacy, and Group Harm Considerations
- 12 Informed Consent for the Collection of Biological Samples in Household Surveys / Jeffrey R. Botkin 276
- 13 Ethical and Social Issues in Incorporating Genetic Research into Survey Studies / Sharon J. Durfy 303
- Reflection
- 14 Biosocial Opportunities for Surveys / Kenneth W. Wachter 329.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0309071992
- OCLC:
- 45363117
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