Publishing genetic association studies in Thorax
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Publishing genetic association studies in Thorax
G enetic association studies have the potential to provide a valuable insight into disease mechanisms. However, many studies submitted to journals such as Thorax are underpowered or poorly designed. This has led to a number of journals providing guidance to investigators regarding the design of studies which would be considered for publication within the journal. In the editorial which follows ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Thorax
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0040-6376
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2005.043802