Genetic epidemiologic studies on age-specified traits

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 152, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1003-1008

  Bailey Wilson, J ^a   Baron, J ^a   Cawthon, R ^a   Christian, J C ^a   Corder, E H ^a   Franceschi, C ^a   Kestenbaum, B ^a   Kruglyak, L ^a   Lauderdale, D S ^a   Lubitz, J ^a   Martin, G M ^a   McClearn, G E ^a   McGue, M ^a   Miles, T ^a   Mineau, G ^a   Ouellett, G ^a   Pedersen, N L ^a   Preston, S H ^a   Page, W F ^a   Province, M ^a   Schachter, F ^a   Schork, N J ^a   Vaupel, J W ^a   Vijg, J ^a   Wallace, R ^a   Wang, E ^a   Wijsman, E M ^a   Hadley, E ^a   more..

^a Laboratory of Membrane Biochemistry and Biophysics   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Disease; Mortality; Survival

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; DATA BASE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; METHODOLOGY; MORBIDITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; REVIEW; SAMPLING;

AGE FACTORS; AGE OF ONSET; AGING; FAMILY HEALTH; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETICS, POPULATION; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; MORTALITY; REGISTRIES; RESEARCH; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034544499     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/152.11.1003     Document Type: Review

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