Analysis of case-parental control studies: Method for the study of associations between disease and genetic markers

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 144, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 696-703

  Flanders, W Dana ^a   Khoury, Muin J ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

alleles; case control studies; epidemiology, genetic; haplotypes; risk

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD PARENT RELATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0029748587     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a008982     Document Type: Article

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