We describe genetic mixture models and goodness-of-ΓΏt statistics for evaluating the joint e ects of genetic and environmental factors on the risk of chronic diseases. We focus particularly on situations wherein the gene(s) of interest play roles in several diseases, and death due to one disease can
Estimating Incidence Rates from Population-Based Case-Control Studies in the Presence of Nonrespondents
β Scribed by Patrick G. Arbogast; D.Y. Lin; David S. Siscovick; Stephen M. Schwartz
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 121 KB
- Volume
- 44
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0323-3847
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