Personalizing prevention: The U.S. Surgeon General's family history initiative

American Family Physician

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 36-39

  Carmona, Richard H ^a   Wattendorf, Daniel J ^b,c  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EDITORIAL; FAMILY HISTORY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERNET; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PROPHYLAXIS; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 11844270399     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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