Fundamentals of Genetic Epidemiology

by Muin J. Khoury

Book Overview

With continued progress in mapping and sequencing of the human genome, and increasing recognition of the role of genes in disease etiology, there is a need for a more sophisticated approach to the investigation of the causes of complex chronic diseases. This text integrates the principles, methods and approaches of epidemiology and genetics in the study of disease etiology. After a brief historical overview of genetics and epidemiology and their gradual...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195052889
• ISBN13: 9780195052886
• Release Date: April 1993
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.4" x 9.5"