Applications of the estimating equations theory to genetic epidemiology: A review

Annals of Human Genetics

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-14

  Trégouët, David Alexandre ^a   Tiret, L ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; FAMILY STUDY; GENE SEGREGATION; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THEORY;

EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETICS; HUMANS; PROBABILITY;

EID: 0342803614     PISSN: 00034800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003480000007909     Document Type: Review

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