Selection bias in samples of older twins?: A comparison between octogenarian twins and singletons in Sweden

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 553-567

  Simmons, Sandra F ^a   Johansson, Boo ^b   Zarit, Steven H ^a   Ljungquist, Birgit ^b   Plomin, Robert ^c   Mcclearn, Gerald E ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEREDITY; HUMAN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SWEDEN; TWINS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELECTION BIAS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN; TWIN STUDIES; TWIN STUDIES AS TOPIC;

EID: 1842289163     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089826439700900407     Document Type: Article

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