Epidemiological methods for studying genes and environmental factors in complex diseases

Lancet

Volumn 358, Issue 9290, 2001, Pages 1356-1360

  Clayton, David ^a   McKeigue, Paul M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; DNA DETERMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPISTASIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STROKE;

EID: 0035922669     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(01)06418-2     Document Type: Review

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