Comparison of tests for association and linkage in incomplete families

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 120-132

  Cervino, Alessandra C L ^a   Hill, A V S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; FAMILY STUDY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033910721     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/302992     Document Type: Article

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