Family history and pedigree charting - A simple genetic tool for Indian diabetics

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 54, Issue JUNE, 2006, Pages 437-439

  Joshi, Shashank R ^a   Parikh, Rakesh M ^a  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDITORIAL; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INDIA; MEDICAL RECORD; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

DIABETES MELLITUS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INDIA; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MEDICAL RECORDS; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33744753692     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: 00045772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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