Developing a quality scoring system for epidemiological surveys of genetic disorders

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 230-234

  Al Jader, Layla N ^a   Newcombe, R G ^a   Hayes, S ^a   Murray, A ^a   Layzell, J ^b   Harper, P S ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ANEURIN BEVAN UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Database; Genetic disorders; Incidence; Prevalence; Quality scores

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDARDIZATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH DESIGN; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; SAMPLE SIZE;

EID: 0036766747     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-0004.2002.620308.x     Document Type: Article

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