Medicine may be reducing the human capacity to survive

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 633-637

  Stephan, C N ^a   Henneberg, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EVOLUTION; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC SELECTION; HERITABILITY; MEDICINE; NATURAL SELECTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0035201560     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/mehy.2001.1431     Document Type: Article

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