General practice and the epidemiology of health and disease in families

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 54, Issue 509, 2004, Pages 939-944

  Watt, Graham C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FAMILY HEALTH; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENETIC DISORDER; HUMAN; PEDIGREE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ENGLAND; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY PRACTICE; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; HUMANS; PEDIGREE; SCOTLAND; WALES;

EID: 16644385822     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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