Awareness of family health history as a risk factor for disease United States, 2004

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 53, Issue 44, 2004, Pages 1044-1047

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ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 7744228825     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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