How much can a large population study on genes, environments, their interactions and common diseases contribute to the health of the American people?

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1730-1741

  Chaufan, Claudia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Geneticization; Genetics; Reaction norm; Social inequalities in health; Type 2 diabetes; USA

Indexed keywords

DIABETES; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TREATMENT; GENE; GENETICS; RESEARCH WORK;

ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIABETES CONTROL; DNA SEQUENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROPHYLAXIS; UNITED STATES;

DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DISEASE; ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC RESEARCH; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESEARCH DESIGN; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548617771     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.05.049     Document Type: Article

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