Article
Invited commentary--"molecular epidemiology": new pathway or new travelling companion?
American journal of epidemiology - 1 Jul 1994
McMichael A J
Abstract excerpt
The term "molecular epidemiology" is coming into general usage, but its implications are ambiguous. A simple definition is that it entails the inclusion in epidemiologic research of biologic measurements made at the molecular level--and is thus an extension of the increasing use of biologically based measures in epidemiologic research. "Molecular epidemiologic" measurements typically detect damaged or naturally...
Topics
- Aflatoxin B1
- Biomarkers
- Causality
- Disease Susceptibility
- Environmental Exposure
- Epidemiologic Methods
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Liver Neoplasms
- Molecular Epidemiology
- Neoplasms