Lessons from genome-wide association studies for epidemiology

Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 363-367

  Hunter, David J ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORBIDITY; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE SIZE;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; OBSERVATION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RISK FACTORS; SAMPLE SIZE;

EID: 84859648606     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: 15315487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e31824da7cc     Document Type: Note

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