Less is more, except when less is less: Studying joint effects

Genomics

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 10-12

  Weinberg, C R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Interaction; Joint effects; Synergy

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PARENT; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RISK FACTOR;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MODELS, GENETIC; PARENTS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 57049099673     PISSN: 08887543     EISSN: 10898646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2008.06.002     Document Type: Article

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