Science and society: Teaching resources for genetics

Nature Reviews Genetics

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 223-229

  Haga, Susanne B ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC RESOURCE; GENOME; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LABORATORY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TEACHER; ARTICLE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EDUCATION; ETHICS; GENETICS; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; TEACHING;

COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; GENETICS; HUMANS; INTERNET; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 33644845589     PISSN: 14710056     EISSN: 14710064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrg1803     Document Type: Review

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