Article
The epidemiology of genetic epidemiology.
Acta geneticae medicae et gemellologiae - 1 Jan 1992
Hopper J L
Abstract excerpt
Familial aggregation for disease is important; strong familial risk factors must exist even if the increased risk to a relative of an affected individual is modest. It is in practice difficult, however, to conduct studies in genetic epidemiology which conform to strict epidemiological principles....
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Epidemiologic Methods
- Epidemiology
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Genetics, Population
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Models, Statistical
- Registries
- Research Design
- Twins