Structural equation modeling in epidemiology Modelagem de equações estruturais em epidemiologia

• Main Authors: Leila Denise Alves Ferreira Amorim (Author), Rosemeire L. Fiaccone (Author), Carlos Antônio S. T. Santos (Author), Tereza Nadya dos Santos (Author), Lia Terezinha L. P. de Moraes (Author), Nelson F. Oliveira (Author), Silvano O. Barbosa (Author), Darci Neves dos Santos (Author), Letícia Marques dos Santos (Author), Sheila M. A. Matos (Author), Maurício L. Barreto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2010-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Structural equation modeling (SEM) is an important statistical tool for evaluating complex relations in several research areas. In epidemiology, the use and discussion of SEM have been limited thus far. This article presents basic principles and concepts in SEM, including an application using epidem...