Limitations of the case-only design for identifying gene-environment interactions

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 154, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 687-693

  Albert, Paul S ^a,b   Ratnasinghe, Duminda ^a   Tangrea, Joseph ^a   Wacholder, Sholom ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b 15158 Callohan Court ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Case control studies; Cohort studies; Environment; Genes; Genetics

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; GENETICS;

ARTICLE; CANCER GENETICS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; METHODOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; GENETICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0035887888     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/154.8.687     Document Type: Article

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