Genomics and the conundrum of race

Perspectives in Biology and Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 357-372

  Maglo, Koffi N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOETHICS; GENETICS; GENOMICS; HUMAN; METAGENOMICS; PHILOSOPHY; RACE; SOCIOLOGY; ANCESTRY GROUP; MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY;

BIOETHICAL ISSUES; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; GENOMICS; HUMANS; METAGENOMICS; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; SOCIOLOGY, MEDICAL;

EID: 77955950280     PISSN: 00315982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/pbm.0.0171     Document Type: Article

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