Re: Estimation of Bias in Nongenetic Observational Studies Using "Mendelian Triangulation" by Bautista et al.

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 511-513

  Thomas, Duncan C ^a   Lawlor, Debbie A ^b   Thompson, John R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LETTER; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); GENETIC MARKERS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, STATISTICAL; ODDS RATIO; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 34250655804     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2006.12.005     Document Type: Letter

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