Sequential designs for genetic epidemiological linkage or association studies: A review of the literature

Biometrical Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 501-525

  Böddeker, Inke R ^b   Ziegler, Andreas ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES; GENETIC LINKAGE; LATE STAGE; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; REDUCE COSTS; REDUCE TIME; SAMPLE SIZES; SEQUENTIAL DESIGN; SEQUENTIAL PROCEDURES; SIGNIFICANCE TEST;

GENOME;

EID: 0035621743     PISSN: 03233847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1521-4036(200108)43:4<501::AID-BIMJ501>3.0.CO;2-I     Document Type: Article

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