Genetic and Environmental Influences on Premature Death in Adult Adoptees

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 318, Issue 12, 1988, Pages 727-732

  Sørensen, Thorkild I a ^a,b   Nielsen, Gert G ^a,b   Andersen, Per Kragh ^a,b   Teasdale, Thomas W ^a,b  

^a HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Kommunehospitalet ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0023870774     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM198803243181202     Document Type: Article

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