1. Introduction -- 2. Why cohort analysis? -- 3. APC analysis of data from three common research designs -- 4. Formalities of the age-period-cohort analysis conundrum and a generalized linear mixed models (GLMM) framework -- 5. APC accounting/multiple classification model, part I : model identification and estimation using the intrinsic estimator -- 6. APC accounting/multiple classification model, part II : empirical applications -- 7. Mixed effects models : hierarchical APC-cross-classified random effects models (HAPC-CCREM), part I : the basics -- 8. Mixed effects models : hierarchical APC-cross-classified random effects models (HAPC-CCREM), part II : advanced analyses -- 9. Mixed effects models : hierarchical APC-growth curve analysis of prospective cohort data -- 10. Directions for future research and conclusion.