Aging Research - Methodological Issues

Preface1. The Need for Differentiated Research Methodology in AgingMario Ulises Pérez-Zepeda, Carmen García-Peña, Luis Miguel Gutiérrez-Robledo

2. The Scientific Method as a Point of Departure in Aging Research Rubén Fossion, Leonardo Zapata-Fonseca.

3. Biomedical Research in Aging José Mario González-Meljem, Scott Haston, Suchira Gallage, Andrew J. Innes.

4. Geroscience Isabel Arrieta-Cruz, Armando Luna-López.

5. Descriptive Studies in Clinical Gerontology and Geriatrics Mario Ulises Pérez-Zepeda, Lorena Jocabed Rocha Balcázar, Miguel Germán Borda.

6. Qualitative Research in Gerontology and Geriatrics Fernando A. Wagner, Laurens G. Van Sluytman, Halaevalu F. Ofahengaue Vakalahi, Chioma Nwakanma Wosu.

7. 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.

8. Longitudinal Studies and Older Adults Cohorts Carmen García-Peña, Claudia Espinel-Bermúdez, Pamela Tella-Vega, Mario Ulises Pérez-Zepeda, Luis Miguel Gutiérrez-Robledo.

9. Clinical Trials in Aging Research Mario Ulises Pérez-Zepeda, Antonio Cherubini, Carmen García-Peña, Elisa Zengarini, Luis Miguel Gutiérrez-Robledo.

10. Mixed Methods in Geriatrics and Gerontology Research Joseph J. Gallo, Jin Hui Joo.

11. Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis in Aging Research Miguel Ángel Villasís-Keever, Mario Enrique Rendón-Macías, Raul Hernán Medina-Campos.

12. Health Systems Research in Aging Hortensia Reyes-Morales, Svetlana V. Doubova, Ricardo Pérez-Cuevas.

13. Technology and Aging: Ubiquitous Sensing Technology for Aging Research Jesús Favela, Luis A. Castro. 14. The Challenge of Big Data and Data Mining in Aging Research Juan Carlos Gómez-Verjan, Luis Miguel Gutiérrez-Robledo. 15. Research in Public Policies for Aging Elizabeth Caro-López, Ernesto Velasco-Sánchez.

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Luis Miguel Gutiérrez Robledo is the General Director of the National Institute of Geriatrics. He is a medical doctor with specialization in internal medicine and geriatrics from Grenobole University, France. Dr Gutierrez-Robledo obtained his doctoral degree from the University of Bordeaux, France. He is a member of the National Academy of Medicine in México and an international member of the National Academy of Medicine in France.

Carmen García-Peña is  the Research Director of the National Institute of Geriatrics at Mexico. She is a medical doctor with an specialization of family medicine and a  master degree in medical sciences. She  obtained her PhD in Public Health from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. She is  qualified as National Researcher level III by the National Council of Science and Technology. Member of the National Academy of Medicine and international member of the National Academy of Medicine at USA. Mario Ulises Pérez-Zepeda is a health researcher at the National Institute of Geriatrics, Mexico. He is a medical doctor graduated from Anahuac University with specialization in  Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, both at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. He is a professor at the Universidad Anáhuac México and the Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá, Colombia. In 2017 he was awarded the national prize for the best clinical category scientific paper in Mexico.