Clinical challenges posed by new biotechnology

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 928, 2003, Pages 65-66

  Castle, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDITORIAL; GENE; GENOME; GENOMICS; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL GENETICS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MULTIFACTORIAL INHERITANCE; PHARMACOGENOMICS; PHYSICIAN; PLEIOTROPY; RISK FACTOR;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOMICS; HUMANS; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 0037295111     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pmj.79.928.65     Document Type: Editorial

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