Bias in association studies resulting from gene-environment interactions and competing risks

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 155, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 265-273

  Elbaz, Alexis ^a   Alpérovitch, Annick ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Association; Bias (epidemiology); Competing risks; Interaction; Observational study

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETICS; RISK FACTOR;

ARTICLE; DEATH; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MODELS, GENETIC; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0036468817     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/155.3.265     Document Type: Article

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