Study design and statistical analysis of data in human population studies with the micronucleus assay

Mutagenesis

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 247-252

  Ceppi, Marcello ^a   Gallo, Fabio ^a   Bonassi, Stefano ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b IRCCS SAN RAFFAELE PISANA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYTICAL ERROR; DIET; DNA DAMAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENDER; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTOXICITY; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SMOKING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AGE FACTORS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DNA DAMAGE; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MICRONUCLEI, CHROMOSOME-DEFECTIVE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MOUTH MUCOSA; RESEARCH DESIGN; SAMPLE SIZE; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 78650672879     PISSN: 02678357     EISSN: 14643804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mutage/geq060     Document Type: Review

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