A comparison of genetic and environmental variance structures for asthma, hay fever and eczema with symptoms of the same diseases: A study of Norwegian twins

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1302-1309

  Nystad, Wenche ^a   Røysamb, Espen ^a   Magnus, Per ^a   Tambs, Kristian ^a   Harris, Jennifer R ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Atopic diseases; Environment; Genes; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

HEALTH AND DISEASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; ECZEMA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HAY FEVER; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NORWAY; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOM; WHEEZING;

ADULT; ASTHMA; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DISEASES IN TWINS; ENVIRONMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; PRURITUS; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL;

EID: 29244472804     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyi061     Document Type: Article

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