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Correlation analysis of twin data with repeated measures based on generalized estimating equations

✍ Scribed by Dr. John S. Grove; Lue Ping Zhao; Filemon Quiaoit

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1993
Tongue: English
Weight: 341 KB
Volume: 10
Category: Article
ISSN: 0741-0395
DOI: 10.1002/gepi.1370100635

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✦ Synopsis

Repeated measures allow additional tests of common assumptions in twin correlation analysis. Analysis of log serum triglyceride level in NHLBI male twins using generalized estimating equations disclosed that the mean and variance shifted across exams, presumably because of changes in laboratory practice.

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