Prospects of genetic epidemiology in the 21st century

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 607-616

  Dekker, Marieke C J ^a   van Duijn, Cornelia M ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Familial aggregation; Genetic epidemiology; Genetics; Polymorphisms; Study design

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SIBLING;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CHROMOSOME MAPPING; EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH DESIGN; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; FORECASTING; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS, POPULATION; HUMANS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MUTATION; PEDIGREE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0043023711     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024933620315     Document Type: Review

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