Citation
Thomas, Duncan & Frankenberg, Elizabeth (2008). Comments on Collecting and Utilizing Biological Indicators in Social Science Surveys.. Weinstein, Maxine; Vaupel, James W.; & Wachter, Kenneth W. (Eds.) (pp. 149-155). Washington: National Academies Press.Abstract
These are exciting times for population scientists. This volume describes several innovative population surveys that include biological and genetic information and have shed new light on important questions in the social and health sciences. With the rapid rate of technological change in the collection and measurement of biological information and associated reduction in costs, it is increasingly common for biomarkers to be included in large-scale population-based socioeconomic and demographic surveys. It is unlikely that the benefits to science of these innovations will not be realized until study designs more fully integrate the theoretical insights from the biological, medical, and social sciences. Such integration is likely to yield broad new vistas of inquiry and has the potential to herald a new era of scientific discovery at the interface of the health and population sciences.Reference Type
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2008Author(s)
Thomas, DuncanFrankenberg, Elizabeth