Disease taxonomy - Polygenic

British Medical Bulletin

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 358-365

  Cookson, William O C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RESISTANCE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK; TAXONOMY;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ASTHMA; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMANS;

EID: 0032831857     PISSN: 00071420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0007142991902420     Document Type: Review

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