A structural approach to the familial coaggregation of disorders

Epidemiology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 431-439

  Hudson, James I ^a,b   Javaras, Kristin N ^a,c   Laird, Nan M ^c   Vanderweele, Tyler J ^d   Pope, Harrison G ^a,b   Hernán, Miguel A ^c  

^a MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BINGE EATING DISORDER; BIPOLAR DISORDER; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FAMILY STUDY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; BULIMIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; FAMILY; HUMANS; MODELS, GENETIC; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 42149088816     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e31816a9de7     Document Type: Article

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