Correcting for ascertainment bias in the COGA data set

Genetic Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages

  Comuzzie, Anthony G ^a   Williams, Jeff T ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST FOUNDATION FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Liability; Linkage analysis; Sampling; Statistical genetics; Threshold model

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; ANALYTICAL ERROR; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC MODEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION GENETICS; SAMPLING;

EID: 0032727360     PISSN: 07410395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gepi.1370170719     Document Type: Conference Paper

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