Understanding the candidate gene × environment interaction debate: Epistemological or evidential divide?

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1130-1132

  Munafò, Marcus R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; METABOLITE; PHENOTYPE;

ARTICLE; EPISTEMOLOGY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE SIZE; GENETICS; INTELLIGENCE; MEDICAL GENETICS;

SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

EUGENICS; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS;

EID: 84943771195     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyv056     Document Type: Article

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