The influence of informant characteristics on the reliability of family history interviews

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 217-220

  Verweij, Kim H W ^a   Derks, Eske M ^a   Hendriks, Eva J E ^b   Cahn, Wiepke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Age; Family history interview; Gender; Psychiatric disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; FAMILY; FAMILY HISTORY; FAMILY HISTORY INTERVIEW; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTHER; PEDIGREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; VALIDITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; DIABETES MELLITUS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIGREE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957658721     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/twin.14.3.217     Document Type: Article

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