Differential misclassification and the assessment of gene-environment interactions in case-control studies

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 147, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 426-433

  García Closas, Montserrat ^a,c   Thompson, W Douglas ^b   Robins, James M ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Case control studies; Epidemiologic methods; Misclassification

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CARCINOGEN; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLASSIFICATION; DETOXIFICATION; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FRUIT; GENE DELETION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LUNG CANCER; TOBACCO; VEGETABLE;

EID: 2642668471     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009467     Document Type: Article

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