Nontraditional epidemiologic approaches in the analysis of gene-environment interaction: case-control studies with no controls!

doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a008915

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Nontraditional epidemiologic approaches in the analysis of gene-environment interaction: case-control studies with no controls!

American journal of epidemiology - 1 Aug 1996

Khoury M J, Flanders W D

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Although case-control studies are suitable for assessing gene-environment interactions, choosing appropriate control subjects is a valid concern in these studies. The authors review three nontraditional study designs that do not include a control group: 1) the case-only study, 2) the case-parenta...

Topics

Case-Control Studies
Environmental Illness
Female
Genotype
Humans
Male
Molecular Epidemiology
Odds Ratio

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