Commentary: The analysis of variance and the social complexities of genetic causation

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 534-536

  Freese, Jeremy ^a,b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BEHAVIOR GENETICS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEREDITY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; NOTE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; VARIANCE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CAUSALITY; ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MODELS, GENETIC; PHENOTYPE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 33745605182     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyl065     Document Type: Note

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