Aging Research - Methodological Issues

Front Matter ....Pages i-xii
 The Need for Differentiated Research Methodology in Aging  (Mario Ulises Pérez-Zepeda, Carmen García-Peña, Luis Miguel Gutiérrez-Robledo)....Pages 1-9
 The Scientific Method as a Point of Departure in Aging Research  (Rubén Fossion, Leonardo Zapata-Fonseca)....Pages 11-24
 Biomedical Research in Aging  (José Mario González-Meljem, Scott Haston, Suchira Gallage, Andrew J. Innes)....Pages 25-54
 Geroscience  (Isabel Arrieta-Cruz, Armando Luna-López)....Pages 55-62
 Descriptive Studies in Clinical Gerontology and Geriatrics  (Mario Ulises Pérez-Zepeda, Lorena Jocabed Rocha Balcázar, Miguel Germán Borda)....Pages 63-72
 Qualitative Research in Gerontology and Geriatrics  (Fernando A. Wagner, Laurens G. Van Sluytman, Halaevalu F. Ofahengaue Vakalahi, Chioma Nwakanma Wosu)....Pages 73-81
 Case-Control Studies in Aging Research  (Sergio Sánchez-García, Erika Heredia-Ponce, Luis Pablo Cruz-Hervert, Ángel Cárdenas-Bahena, Laura Bárbara Velázquez-Olmedo, Carmen García-Peña)....Pages 83-93
 Longitudinal Studies and Older Adults Cohorts  (Carmen García-Peña, Claudia Espinel-Bermúdez, Pamela Tella-Vega, Mario Ulises Pérez-Zepeda, Luis Miguel Gutiérrez-Robledo)....Pages 95-113
 Clinical Trials on Aging Research  (Mario Ulises Pérez-Zepeda, Antonio Cherubini, Carmen García-Peña, Elisa Zengarini, Luis Miguel Gutiérrez-Robledo)....Pages 115-127
 Mixed Methods in Geriatrics and Gerontology Research  (Joseph J. Gallo, Jin Hui Joo)....Pages 129-142
 Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis in Aging Research  (Miguel Ángel Villasís-Keever, Mario Enrique Rendón-Macías, Raúl Hernán Medina-Campos)....Pages 143-155
 Health Systems Research in Aging  (Hortensia Reyes-Morales, Svetlana V. Doubova, Ricardo Pérez-Cuevas)....Pages 157-174
 Technology and Aging: Ubiquitous Sensing Technology for Aging Research  (Jesús Favela, Luis A. Castro)....Pages 175-184
 The Challenge of Big Data and Data Mining in Aging Research  (Juan Carlos Gómez-Verján, Luis Miguel Gutiérrez-Robledo)....Pages 185-196
 Research in Public Policies for Aging  (Elizabeth Caro-López, Ernesto Velasco-Sánchez)....Pages 197-208
 Ethical Issues in Research in Aging  (Tirso Zúñiga-Santamaría, Carmen Jimena Vázquez-García)....Pages 209-219
 Integration of Consortiums and Search for International Funding  (David X. Marquez, Iraida V. Carrion, Susan Aguiñaga, Melissa Lamar)....Pages 221-229
 Future of Aging Research  (Matteo Cesari, Marco Canevelli, Mario Ulises Pérez-Zepeda)....Pages 231-241
Back Matter ....Pages 243-246