Investigation of linkage and association - Issues on study design

International Statistical Review

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 75-81

  Bickeböller, Heike ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Association; Complex disease; Linkage; Study design; TDT

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034164173     PISSN: 03067734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-5823.2000.tb00388.x     Document Type: Article

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