Genetic epidemiology

British Medical Journal

Volumn 320, Issue 7244, 2000, Pages 1257-1259

  Kaprio, Jaakko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHORT SURVEY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FORECASTING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENOME; MEDICAL GENETICS; REVIEW;

EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; FORECASTING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETICS, MEDICAL; GENOME, HUMAN; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 0034611908     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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