title: Characterizing time in longitudinal trauma research.
abstract: Despite the proliferation of longitudinal trauma research, careful attention to timing of assessments is often lacking. Patterns in timing of assessments, alternative time structures, and the treatment of time as an outcome are discussed and illustrated using trauma data.
authors.affiliation: Boston University and VA Boston Healthcare System, USA. danking@bu.edu
authors.forename: Daniel W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: Lynda A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: John J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: McArdle
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Grimm
authors.forename: Russell T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Thomas H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Ollendick
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005390:Fires; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D015233:Models, Statistical; D040921:Stress Disorders, Traumatic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013997:Time Factors