Evolutionary biology in the medical curriculum - What every physician should know

BioScience

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 664-666

  Nesse, Randolph M ^a   Williams, George C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030706131     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1313206     Document Type: Short Survey

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