Commentary: The attainability of causal knowledge of genetic effects in complex human traits

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 531-534

  Vreeke, Gert Jan ^a  

^a Gemeente BUSSUM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR GENETICS; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEREDITY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORETICAL MODEL;

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

EID: 33745613798     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyl066     Document Type: Note

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