(Almost) three cheers for UK genetics White Paper

Lancet

Volumn 362, Issue 9381, 2003, Pages 341-342

  Stewart, Alison ^a   Zimmern, Ron ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; CARDIOMYOPATHY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC RISK; GENETICS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; KIDNEY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NOTE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0042671203     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(03)14054-8     Document Type: Note

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