David Thissen
Publications on Human Development and the Measurement of Change
Thissen, D. & Bock, R.D. (1990). Linear and nonlinear curve fitting. In A. von Eye (Ed.), Statistical methods in longitudinal research, Volume II: Time series and categorical longitudinal data. Orlando: Academic Press, 289-318.
Thissen, D. (1989). Statistical estimation of skeletal maturity. American Journal of Human Biology, 1, 185-192.
Chumlea, W.C., Roche, A.F. & Thissen, D. (1989). The FELS method of assessing the skeletal maturity of the hand-wrist. American Journal of Human Biology, 1, 175183.
Roche, A.F., Chumlea, W.C. & Thissen, D. (1988). Assessing the skeletal maturity of the hand-wrist: Fels method. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas.
Himes, J., Roche, A.F., Thissen, D. & Moore, W. (1985). Parent-specific adjustments for evaluation of recumbent length and stature in children. Pediatrics, 75, 304-313.
Himes, J.H., Roche, A.F. & Thissen, D. (1981). Parent-specific adjustments for assessment of recumbent length and stature. Monographs in Pediatrics, 13, Basel: Karger.
Bock, R.D. & Thissen, D. (1980). Statistical problems of fitting curves for individual growth in stature. In E.F. Johnson, A.F. Roche, and C. Susanne (Eds.), Human Physical Growth and Development: Methodologies & Factors. New York: Plenum, pp 265-290.
Potter, D.E., Broyer, M., Chantler, C., Gruskin, A., Holliday, M.A., Roche, A.F., Sharer, S. & Thissen, D. (1978). Measurement of growth in children with renal insufficiency. Kidney International, 14, 378-382.
Thissen, D. Bock, R.D., Wainer, H. & Roche, A.F. (1976). Individual growth in stature: A comparison of four growth studies in the U.S.A. Annals of Human Biology, 3, 529-542.
Wainer, H. & Thissen, D. (1976). Two programs for predicting adult stature for individuals. Pediatrics, 58, 368-369.
Johnson, E.F., Wainer, H., Thissen, D. & MacVean, R. (1976). Hereditary and environmental determinants of growth in height in a longitudinal sample of children and youth of Guatemalan and European ancestry. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 44, 469-475.
Rarick, G.L., Wainer, H., Thissen, D. & Seefeldt, V. (1975). A double logistic comparison of growth patterns of normal children and children with Down's Syndrome. Annals of Human Biology, 2, 339-346.
Roche, A.F., Wainer, H. & Thissen, D. (1975). The RWT method for the prediction of adult stature. Pediatrics, 56, 1026-1033.
Roche, A.F., Wainer, H. & Thissen, D. (1975). Skeletal maturity: The knee joint as a biological indicator. New York: Plenum Medical Book Co.
Roche, A.F., Wainer, H. & Thissen, D. (1975). Predicting adult stature for individuals. Monographs in Pediatrics, 3, Basel: Karger.
Roche, A.F., Wainer, H. & Thissen, D. (1974). The Roche-Wainer-Thissen method of predicting adult stature. Proceedings of the Compte-Rendu de la XII Reunion Des Equippes Charge Des sur la Croissance et le Developpement de L'Enfant Normal. Paris, Pp. 50-62.
Bock, R.D., Wainer, H., Petersen, A., Thissen, D., Murray, J. & Roche, A.F. (1973). A parameterization for individual human growth curves. Human Biology, 45, 6380.