Analysis of Twin Data Ascertained Through Probands: The Double-Entry Approach

Genetic Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 225-235

  Hindsberger, Charlotte ^a   Bryld, Lars Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

GEE; Linear regression; Logistic regression; Probands; Twin data

Indexed keywords

NICKEL;

ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CONTACT ALLERGY; DATA ANALYSIS; ECZEMA; HAND DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TWINS;

ALGORITHMS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DISEASES IN TWINS; ECZEMA; HAND; HUMANS; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; REGRESSION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0142031149     PISSN: 07410395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gepi.10253     Document Type: Article

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