What do -omics mean for the science and policy of the nutritional sciences?

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Keusch, Gerald T ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Policy; Retinoids; Systems biology; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

RETINOID DERIVATIVE; RETINOL;

CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; ANIMAL; GENOMICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MATHEMATICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEOMICS; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; GENOMICS; HUMANS; MATHEMATICS; NUTRITION POLICY; PROTEOMICS; VITAMIN A;

EID: 33644863963     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/83.2.520s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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