Race, genes, and health - New wine in old bottles?

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 23-25

  Cooper, Richard S ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DEMOGRAPHY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0037320571     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyg036     Document Type: Review

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