Mendelian randomization studies in the elderly

Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2015, Pages e15-e16

  Boef, Anna G C ^a   Le Cessie, Saskia ^a   Dekkers, Olaf M ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; CHOLESTEROL;

AGING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LETTER; MENDELIAN RANDOMIZATION ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE; AGE; AGED; EPIDEMIOLOGY; STATISTICAL BIAS; VERY ELDERLY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CAUSALITY; EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH DESIGN; GENOTYPE; HUMANS;

EID: 84924007839     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: 15315487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000000243     Document Type: Letter

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