Evolving a definition of disease

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 92, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1053-1054

  Gluckman, Peter D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE MODEL; DYSLIPIDEMIA; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

HUMANS; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PREVALENCE; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 36849023067     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2007.126318     Document Type: Short Survey

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