Bias in the case-only design applied to studies of gene-environment and gene-gene interaction: A systematic review and meta-analysis

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1329-1341

  Dennis, Jessica ^a   Hawken, Steven ^a   Krewski, Daniel ^a   Birkett, Nick ^a   Gheorghe, Mihaela ^a   Frei, Julia ^a   McKeown Eyssen, Gail ^b   Little, Julian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bias (epidemiology); Case only design; Environment; Genes; Interaction; Meta analysis; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; DATABASE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENOTYPE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HEALTH RISK; HETEROGENEITY; META-ANALYSIS; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CASE ONLY DESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EVALUATION; GENE INTERACTION; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VALIDITY; VARIANCE;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPISTASIS, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 80755144005     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyr088     Document Type: Article

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