Advantages of linking national registries with twin registries for epidemiological research
Linking national registries with twin data represents an opportunity to produce epidemiological research of high quality. National registries contain information on a broad array of variables, some of which cannot be measured reliably in regular health surveys. By taking kinship into consideration,...
Main Authors: | Line C. Gjerde, Fartein Ask Torvik, Kristian Amundsen Østby, Gun Peggy Knudsen, Nikolai Czajkowski, Ted Reichborn-Kjennerud, Ragnhild E. Ørstavik |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Norsk Forening for Epidemiologi
2016-07-01
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Series: | Norsk Epidemiologi |
Online Access: | https://www.ntnu.no/ojs/index.php/norepid/article/view/2020 |
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