Power and sample size calculations in case-control studies of gene- environment interactions: Comments on different approaches

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 149, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 689-692

  García Closas, Montserrat ^a   Lubin, Jay H ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Case control studies; Epidemiologic methods; Sample size; Statistical power

Indexed keywords

CALCULATION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETICS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SAMPLING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0345196595     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009876     Document Type: Review

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