Mendelian randomization: The use of genes in instrumental variable analyses

Health Economics

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 893-896

  Von Hinke Kessler Scholder, Stephanie ^a   Smith, George Davey ^b   Lawlor, Debbie A ^b   Propper, Carol ^a,b   Windmeijer, Frank ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; EFFECT SIZE; ETHNIC GROUP; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HUMAN; HUMAN GENETICS; INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLE ANALYSIS; MENDELIAN RANDOMIZATION ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; PLEIOTROPY; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE SIZE;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CAUSALITY; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ECONOMICS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCOME; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MENDELIAN RANDOMIZATION ANALYSIS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; PHENOTYPE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 80955177523     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1746     Document Type: Article

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