Challenges in the use of literature-based meta-analysis to examine gene-environment interactions

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 171, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1225-1232

  Palla, Luigi ^a   Higgins, Julian P T ^b   Wareham, Nicholas J ^a   Sharp, Stephen J ^a  

^a CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bias (epidemiology); Diabetes mellitus, type 2; Epidemiologic research design; Genotype environment interaction; Meta analysis; PPAR gamma

Indexed keywords

PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR GAMMA;

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIABETES; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GENOTYPE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; LIFESTYLE; LITERATURE REVIEW; META-ANALYSIS; STANDARDIZATION;

ARTICLE; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DATA COLLECTION; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH DESIGN; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; PPAR GAMMA;

EID: 77952909940     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwq051     Document Type: Article

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