Credible genetic associations?

International Journal of Molecular Epidemiology and Genetics

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 31-34

  Munafò, Marcus R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetic association; HuGENet; Meta Analysis; Replication

Indexed keywords

EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN GENOME; NOTE; OPTIMISM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLICATION; REPLICATION STUDY; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 77954638102     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19481756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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