GenomEUtwin: A Strategy to Identify Genetic Influences on Health and Disease

Twin Research

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 354-360

  Peltonen, Leena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICINE; BIOSTATISTICS; COHORT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EUROPE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DATABASE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENOTYPE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TECHNIQUE; TWINS;

EUROPEAN UNION; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GENETICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; REGISTRIES; TWIN STUDIES;

EID: 0347364727     PISSN: 13690523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/136905203770326358     Document Type: Review

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