Candidate gene studies: Accepting negative results

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 443-445

  Persu, Alexandre ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NOTE; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 32944471100     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.hjh.0000209978.98240.e5     Document Type: Note

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