Genetic analysis at the age at menopause by using estimating equations and Bayesian random effects models

Statistics in Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1217-1235

  Do, K A ^a   Broom, B M ^b   Kuhnert, P ^c   Duffy, D L ^e   Todorov, A A ^d   Treloar, S A ^e   Martin, N G ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; COVARIANCE; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MENOPAUSE; PROBABILITY; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; ZYGOSITY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; AUSTRALIA; BAYES THEOREM; BODY MASS INDEX; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MARKOV CHAINS; MENARCHE; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, GENETIC; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PARITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 0034657115     PISSN: 02776715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0258(20000515)19:9<1217::AID-SIM421>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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