Article
Path analysis of familial resemblance of pulmonary function and cigarette smoking.
The American review of respiratory disease - 1 Dec 1990
Cotch M F, Beaty T H, Cohen B H
Abstract excerpt
The techniques of path analysis were utilized to assess the relative importance of genetic factors, personal smoking behavior, and shared environment in the resemblance of pulmonary function among relatives using both cross-sectional and longitudinal data from nuclear families. Data on 1-s forced...
Topics
- Adult
- Causality
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Family
- Female
- Forced Expiratory Volume
- Humans
- Lung
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Models, Statistical
- Phenotype
- Risk Factors
- Smoking