The thrifty phenotype hypothesis and hearing problems

British Medical Journal

Volumn 327, Issue 7425, 2003, Pages 1199-1200

  Barrenäs, Marie Louise ^a   Bratthall, Åsa ^a   Dahlgren, Jovanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOMATOMEDIN C;

ADULT; AUDIOMETRY; AUDITORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; COCHLEAR NERVE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC CORRELATION; GENETIC DISORDER; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PHENOTYPE; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; SHORT STATURE; SHORT SURVEY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TURNER SYNDROME;

EID: 0345688878     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.327.7425.1199     Document Type: Short Survey

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