Although the methodology for handling ordinal and dichotomous observed variables in structural equation models (SEMs) is developing rapidly, several important issues are unresolved. One of these is ...
Objectives: The aim of the study was to systematically test Wilson and Cleary's [Wilson IB, Cleary PD. JAMA 1995; 273: 59-65] conceptual model of the direct and mediated pathways between clinical and ...