Medical genetics in India - What needs to be done?

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 130, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 354-356

  Agarwal, S S ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EDITORIAL; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC SCREENING; INDIA; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL GENETICS; NEWBORN SCREENING; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARDIZATION;

GENETIC TESTING; GENETICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; INDIA; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 71449097546     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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