A Comparison of Association Methods Correcting for Population Stratification in Case–Control Studies
✍ Scribed by Chengqing Wu; Andrew DeWan; Josephine Hoh; Zuoheng Wang
- Book ID
- 111111613
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 135 KB
- Volume
- 75
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0003-4800
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