Methodological issues in genetic association studies of inherited thrombophilia: Original report of recent practice

Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 327-333

  Simundic, Ana Maria ^a   Nikolac, Nora ^a   Topic, Elizabeta ^a  

^a SESTRE MILOSRDNICE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Case control studies; Causality; Genetic polymorphism; Genetics; Research design

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SCORING SYSTEM; THROMBOPHILIA;

BIBLIOMETRICS; BLOOD COAGULATION; EDITORIAL POLICIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; THROMBOPHILIA;

EID: 66249108969     PISSN: 10760296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1076029608315162     Document Type: Article

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